The Jewish Journey : 4000 Years in 22 objects from the Ashmolean Museum / Rebecca Abrams ; foreword by Simon Schama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abrams, Rebecca, author.

Schama, Simon, author of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ashmolean Museum--Catalogs.

Ashmolean Museum.

Jews--History.

Jews.

History.

Jews--Antiquities.

Jewish art and symbolism.

Judaism--History.

Judaism.

Jews--Civilization.

Genre:

Catalogs.

History.

Physical Description:

232 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Ashmolean Museum, [2017]

Summary:

The Ashmolean Museum is home to a rich collection of artifacts covering four thousand years of Jewish history, drawn from countries as diverse as ancient Iraq, medieval England and modern Germany. Individually and collectively these unique and important objects provide a fascinating account of the evolving history of the Jewish people and their journey through time and space.0Detailed text explains the historical background and usage of the selected objects, including the 'Sumerian King List'prism, (pictured featuring) text evoking the biblical story of the Flood, then relating them to their wider Jewish context. Each object will tell a story about a different aspect of Jewish life, and together they will weave into a meta-narrative of the Jewish journey from antiquity tot the present day.

Contents:

Temple Era 2000 BCE-70 CE

1 Sumerian King List 19

2 Perfume flask 25

3 Jasper seal 31

4 Fertility figurines 37

5 Royal jar handles 41

6 Stone shekels 45

7 Passover potsherd 51

8 Dead Sea Scroll jar 57

9 Temple gold coin 65

Temple era images 72

Diaspora 70 CE Onwards

10 Roman gold-glass 87

11 Memorial to a sausage seller 93

12 Magic bowl 101

13 Egyptian plate fragments 107

14 Bodleian Bowl 117

15 Magic amulet 129

16 Wedding rings 135

17 Italian viols 143

Diaspora images 150

Emancipation 1770

18 Vue de ma fenêtre, Eragny 163

19 Procession 173

20 Gilbert Cannan and his Mill 181

21 English banknote 191

22 Tang dynasty camel 201

Emancipation images 208.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-232).

ISBN:

1910807036

9781910807033

OCLC:

1014035624