Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue

Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)

ca. 1220 C.E.

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

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Exhibition History

Title: Dedicatory Inscriptions from the Ben Ezra Synagogue
Date: ca. 1220 C.E.
Culture: Egyptian (Cairo (Fustat), Egypt)
Medium: Walnut wood
Dimensions: 9 3/8 × 75 9/16 × 1 3/4 in., 18.4 lb. (23.8 × 191.9 × 4.4 cm, 8.3 kg)
Classification: Wood
Credit Line: The Jewish Museum, New York, S 727d
Rights and Reproduction: Courtesy of the Jewish Museum (New York, NY). Photo: Richard Goodbody, Inc.
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters