Photographs

Here is a selection of the ceiling tiles of the Synagogue. They are well preserved and illustrate some of the peculiar decoration motifs, such as animals, astral symbols, women’s faces, flowers and fruits.

 

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Centaur (Lessing Art)

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Capricorn (Lessing Art)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Serpent (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

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Deer (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floral wreath with disc. (Yalr univ. Art Gallery

Floral wreath with disc (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

Woman's face.Personification of Vegetation? (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

Woman’s face. Personification of Vegetation? (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur. (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

Centaur (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

Cluster of three oranges. (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)

Cluster of three oranges (Yale Univ. Art Gallery)