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Khattalwada, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Manuscript [2007.0.74]: Shiviti Plaque, India, n.d.

Shiviti plaque

Rectangular sheet shiviti plaque; hand-written Hebrew square script composition; outer text border made of scriptural verses relating to the menorah; Tetragrammaton in large letters at top center flanked by Ten Commandments and Priestly Blessing texts enclosed in arch-top frames; six small menorah forms composed of text from Psalms from center right to left; three large Menorah forms with text appear from lower right to left (Psalms 67 and 23 and anah be-koach); apotropaic abbreviations in between and underneath the lower menorahs; graphite grid lines visible; plaque adhered to cardboard backing.

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Königsberg in Bayern, Bayern, Germany

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[Shiviti Plaque]: 2006-0-15 (Germany, lithograph, 1844)

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Rectangular shiviti plaque; copperplate lithograph containing biblical scenes; Hebrew shiviti text in square script at top center; Biblical scenes from upper left to upper right: Cain and Abel, Moses, Adam and Eve; lower left to lower right: Jacob's dream, Aaron, Abraham and Isaac; Psalm sixty-seven in menorah configuration flanked by floral embellishments; protective text at bottom. Designed by L. Glade, lithograph by Bils(?)

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