The JMG Collections

Include more than 10,000 original artifacts, which document the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish history and culture in Greece.

Mappah

Tik (Torah case) wrapper, faded green silk, wine red silk centrepiece with gold embroidery in secondary use, with dedicatory strip in tablet weaving technique, donated by Zoyah, wife of Rabbi Avishai Hayim Gani, to the New Congregation, Ioannina.

Textile
synagogual textile
Torah
embroidery
domestic textile
Jewish Community of Ioannina

Date:

[1849] [Dedication]

Creator:

Zoyah, wife of Rabbi Avishai Hayim Gani (?)

Format:

H85,5; W99,5 cm; silk; metal

Source:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Rights:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Publisher:

-

Data Provider:

The Jewish Museum of Greece

Type:

image

Provider:

Judaica Europeana, Greece

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