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Leipzig Mahzor (Ms. V. 1102/I-II, fol. 31v.): Ezekiel’s vision

Artist name: Unknown artist

Decorating a Yom Kippur hymn, the four creatures of Ezekiel’s vision of the Divine chariot appear in four cameos, on either side of scales with an aleph at its base, representing Divine judgment.

Source: Ezekiel 1

Technique: Illuminated manuscript

Location: Universitatsbibliothek, Leipzig

Date: 1320

Dimensions: 49.1 x 36.5