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The Sarajevo Haggadah (Entry 1102.EX1243)

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The History of Jewish Medieval Art

It was believed that Jewish medieval art would never have had figurative art in accordance with the Koran. In fact, you see people sitting at a Seder table. There's some kind of Arabic influence, Moorish influence design elements and the calligraphy. The oddest element is there's a black woman sitting at aSeder table. She's clearly got African feature, African coated features. And she's breaking a matzah. Although if she's jet black, well, you know, pen technology.

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