"A city of gold": in quest of talmudic reality
"Jerusalem of Gold", the splendid jewel that Rabbi Aqiba had made for his wife was a real piece of jewellery, well known at least during the period of the Mishna. This jewel will be examined using both rabbinic sources and iconographic evidence. We will suggest hereinafter that a "Jer...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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The journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-59 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jerusalem
/ Metaphor
/ Crown
/ Talmud
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism |
| Summary: | "Jerusalem of Gold", the splendid jewel that Rabbi Aqiba had made for his wife was a real piece of jewellery, well known at least during the period of the Mishna. This jewel will be examined using both rabbinic sources and iconographic evidence. We will suggest hereinafter that a "Jerusalem of Gold/City of Gold" was a crown made of gold whose iconographic origin must be sought for in the repertoire of tiaras known from archaeological-artistic findings or in literary sources in the Palestinian cultural sphere during the Roman and Byzantine periods. It was probably the mural crown that characterised the goddess Tyche. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-2097 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Jewish studies
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