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Ancient Jewish Art
Ancient Jewish art, is Jewish art, art created by Jews in both the Land of Israel and in the Jewish diaspora, Diaspora prior to the Middle Ages. It features symbolic or figurative motifs often influenced by biblical themes, religious symbols, and the dominant cultures of the time, including Art of ancient Egypt, Egyptian, Hellenistic art, Hellenistic, and Roman art. During the Second Temple period, Second Temple Period, Jewish decorative art followed the Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, biblical prohibition against images, avoiding figurative or symbolic depictions. Motifs from Eastern Mediterranean art were used, but without human or animal figures, reflecting Torah injunctions and a resistance to Roman influence. In Late antiquity, Late Antiquity, the biblical commandment avoidance of figurative or symbolic painting was gradually ignored in part due to the influence of Christianity. Symbols such as the Temple menorah, Menorah served as both artistic as well as nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dura Synagogue Ciborium
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