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Shiviti, a plaque placed on the wall of synagogue or home to indicate East, the direction of prayer. This shiviti is for Purim, the feast commemorating the salvation of the Persian Jews from oppression by Haman. From Persia, paper and watercolour, 43 x 35 cm.
Location
Haaretz Museum/Tel Aviv/Israel
Unique Identifier
ART210090
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3263px × 4000px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Book of Esther
Folk Art
Graphic Arts
Haman
Hebrew script
Iranian
Iranian, Islamic Period
Jew
Jewish
Megillah
Plaque
Praying
Purim, Jewish Holiday
Shiviti
Watercolor
Xerxes I (485-465 BCE)