That's really interesting. I don't think the Chinese look is meant to represent any kind of eastern Jews. It's probably the only type of human...
Most welcome. I love old ketubbahs (and equally detest the restrictive marriage institution they represent!).
Traditional ketubbahs always state the date of the marriage according to the Jewish calendar. Here it's wednesday, Sivan (=name of month) 13th,...
Assyrians and Kurdi Jews still use aramaic, but yes, it's mostly reserved for talmud study and rituals. I have studied some talmud, but in fact...
Well, yes and no. It's a 1919 ketubbah from Aït Ayoub, Morocco. See the typical Morrocan border. Ketubbahs are traditionally written in aramaic,...
You're most welcome :)
Definitely Hebrew, but cursive, not the square typeface you might know from print. It says: 'To Ella and [name hard to decifer], hoping to see you...
Thanks :)
It's 16 inch tall. And I definitely agree with these 95 viewers :)
Thanks so much. No one else noticed my not so small piece, but your answer is plenty and led me in the right direction.
Thanks, I did really like it, and of course didn't think it's an antique. Hopefully vintage, though.
[ATTACH]I have absolutely no clue of oriental pottery. The vase was pretty and came cheap, so I bought it hoping it's not complete garbage....
It says 'made in Israel' (totzeret israel). Second line is a number I can't decipher, then 935 - an alloy seen a lot in this type of 50s-60s...
This painting - https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/174787067_unidentified-artist - is being auctioned as we speak. It's described as...
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