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Photograph of: Raban, Playing Cards

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Radovan, Zeev photographer
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Black trefoil king, represented by gray-bearded, Ahasuerus, from the waist up, with his mirror image below, in a playing card- like manner. He is holding a red nargilah in his left hand. The nargilah is connected to a golden cup, held by the opposite hand of the mirror image. He is wearing a green patterned purple robe and fitting turban. Along the upper right corner is written, in Hebrew block, black letters: אחשורוש Along the lower left corner is written in Latine, block black letters: Ahasuerus

Title Photograph of: Raban, Playing Cards.
Contributors Zeʼev,Raban 1890-1970
Creation Date 11.2.1992
Notes Copies/עותקים: 0013063.jpg
Call number at Current Custodian אוסף המרכז לאמנות יהודית - Center for Jewish Art Collection
CJA Modern Jewish Art-1103-0013063
Host Item Modern Jewish Art
Language No linguistic content
Call Number CJA-1103-0013063
Access Rights online_resources
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Other Date Israel/Eretz Israel, Jerusalem, 1920-1930
Physical description of original Playing card
Credits המרכז לאמנות יהודית באוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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