Emperor Domitian: Arch of Titus (detail): Jerusalem Temple menorah

            ca 82 CE   Rome 

Synagogue floor mosaic (detail): Binding of Isaac

            ca 525 CE   Bet Alpha, Israel 

Synagogue floor mosaic (detail): Temple Holy of Holies with two menorahs

            ca 525 CE   Bet Alpha, Israel 

Synagogue wall painting (detail): “Open” Temple with Aaron as High Priest

            ca 245 CE   Dura Europas, Syria

32 Great Mosque: interior colonnade

            9^th-10^th century   Cordoba, Spain

33 Sultan Suleaiman: Textile with Cintemanni pattern

            16^th century   Istanbul, Turkey 

34 Tughra (Calligraphized Signature) of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

            1555-60   Istanbul, Turkey

35 Susan Schwalb: “Creation XVIII” from Creation triptych series

            1992   wood, tempera, gold leaf, silverpoint 

36 Abulafia synagogue wall decoration (detail)

            1356   Toledo, Spain

37 Ibn Shushan synagogue interior with “horseshoe arch” arcade

            1150-1200  Toledo, Spain

38 Barnett Newman: “Covenant #6”

            1953   oil on canvas

39 Susan Ressler: “Expulsion”

            1998  cibachrome

Synagogue wall (detail): Torah Niche

            ca 245 CE   Dura Europas, Syria

7 Model of Reconstructed Capernaum Synagogue

            ca 2^nd-3^rd C CE   Northern Galilee, Israel

40 Jackson Pollock: “One”

            1950   oil on canvas

8 Parokhet (Torah Ark curtain)

            1772   South Germany

9 Yatagan (sword) (detail): Senmurv (simurgh) and dragon

            ca 1550   Istanbul, Turkey   Sultan Suleiman

41 Paul Gauguin: “The Vision after the Sermon”

            1888   oil on canvas

42 Marc Chagall: “White Crucifixion”

            1938   oil on canvas

10 Synagogue lintel (detail): six-pointed star

            ca late 2^nd-early 3^rd century   Capernaum, Israel

43 Ahrida Synagogue interior with Bimah

            16^th century   Istanbul, Turkey

11 Two Glass bottoms with Menorah motifs

            ca 4^th c CE   Roman Catacombs

44 Mausoleum of Uljaytu

            1313-14   Sultaniyah, Turkey

12 Tas (Torah shield/breastplate)

            18^th century   Augsburg, Germany

45 Claude Monet: “Rouen Cathedral”

            1894-6   oil on canvas 

46 Papercut mizrah with Priestly Benediction/double hamseh

            19^th century   Morocco

13 Caravaggio: “Crucifixion of St Peter”

            ca 1605   Rome, Italy 

47 Synagogue lamp with hamseh

            19^th century   Morocco

14 Megillah (Esther scroll) (detail): zodiac

            1730   Alsace (Franco-German)

48 Tom Xenakis: “Christ the Merciful in the Balkans”

            1992   mixed media

15 Papercut Mizrah with rampant lions motif

            1818   Germany

49 Raphael: Fire in the Borgo

            1514-17  fresco  Vatican Stanze 

16 Lithographic Micrography page: King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

            1899   Frankfort-am-Main, Germany

50 Mohamed Zakariya: “There is No God but God and Muhammad is His Messenger”

            1994   ink, gold leaf and marbling on paper  

51 Gianlorenzo Bernini: The Baldacchinno

            1624-33 St Peter’s Church, Vatican City

17 Lithographic Micrography page (detail): King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

            1899   Frankfort-am-Main, Germany

52 Aubrey Beardsley: Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

            1892   Pen and Ink on Paper 

18 Timber synagogue exterior

            18^th century   Wolpa, Poland

53 Moses Jacob Ezekiel: Christ in the Tomb

            Ca 1890   Carrara marble

19 Interior of synagogue

            1364   Kazimierz (Jewish Quarter of Krakow), Poland 

54 Mohamed Zakariya: “Hilya” (Verbal Description of the Prophet Muhammad)

            1994   paper, ink, gold leaf

55 Lisa Scheer: “Eden”

            1999   steel   Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC

20 Roman Emperor Justinian: Haghia Sophia Church/Mosque/Museum (exterior)

            537 CE   Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey  

56 Howard Finster: “Paradise Garden with Angel”

            1998   photograph

21 Great Mosque: Mihrab (prayer niche)

            10^th century   Cordoba, Spain

57 George Wardlaw: “Exodus II: Warning Signs”

            1989-92   Acrylic on Aluminum

58 Wedding necklace with “egg” motifs

            Early 20^th century   silver, coral, enamel, coins   Sous Region, Morocco

22 Mosque exterior

            16^th century   Tabriz, Azerbaijan/Iran

59 Wedding necklace with hamseh motifs

            Late 19^th century   gold and coral    Morocco

60 Rabat Carpet (detail) with eight-pointed star motifs

            1925-50   Morocco

23 Sultan Suleiman: Ottoman Prayer rug

            ca 1550   Istanbul, Turkey 

61 Cynthia Schlemlein: “Zoe” (Hanukkkah Lamp)

            1997   sterling silver  Massachusetts

24 Roman Emperor Justinian: Haghia Sophia Church/Mosque/Museum (interior)

            537 CE   Constantinople/Istanbul, 

62 Sarah Swenson: “Wolpa” from Wooden Synagogue series

            1972   lithograph    Williamsburg, Massachusetts

25 Parokhet (Torah Ark curtain) in the form of a Prayer rug

            17^th century   Cairo, Egypt

63 Steelerstrasse Synagogue

            1913   Essen, Germany

64 Paul Gauguin: “Yellow Christ”

            1889   oil on canvas   

26 Abdul Malik: Dome of the Rock

            691   Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine

27 Shah Jihan: Mughal Mausoleum: Taj Mahal

            1632-48   Agra, India

28 Sultan Suleiman: Qur’an box

            ca 1550   Istanbul, Turkey

29 Siyar-i-Nabi (Book of the Prophet): illuminated manuscript detail: Muhammad,

Abu Bakr and Ali on the way to Makka

1594     Persia

30 Mihrab–style tile wall decoration

            16^th century   Topkapi Harem baths, Istanbul, Turkey 

31 Sultan Suleiman: Ottoman prayer rug with extended Tree of Life motif

            ca 1550   Istanbul, Turkey