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[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]M2007/033:002
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]Persian hand-painted enamel on copper plaque depicting Jewish traditional and religious motifs. Moses holding the Ten Commandments is in the centre with symbols of the 12 tribes of Israel forming an arch around him. Manufactured between 1960 and 1976 by the Jewish families of Isfahan in order to raise funds for the local Jewish community which dissipated shortly after the Revolution of 1979.
Before the Islamic Revolution, 80,000 Jews lived in Iran. Jewish communities in Teheran struggled in a Muslim society and skilled craftsmen made objects such as these privately to raise funds for the community, even though threatened by the Ayatollah for making these images.
Before the Islamic Revolution, 80,000 Jews lived in Iran. Jewish communities in Teheran struggled in a Muslim society and skilled craftsmen made objects such as these privately to raise funds for the community, even though threatened by the Ayatollah for making these images.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]Iran
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO] 1960 - 1970
[nb-NO]Subject[nb-NO]art, Culture and Religion, Judaica
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]plaques
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- length: 310.00 mm
width: 250.00 mm
depth: 30.00 mm
[nb-NO]Credit line[nb-NO]Sydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Charles and Deidre Aronson