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Tripartite Mahzor (Add. 22413, vol. 2, fol. 3r): Moses receives the Tablets
Artist name: Unknown artist
Moses standing on Mount Sinai receives the tables of the Covenant, inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Behind Moses at the foot of the mountain stands Aaron in the priestly robes. Two separate groups of men, wearing Jews’ hats and women, with animal faces, stand at a distance. Above, trumpets burst out of the sky facing Moses.
Source: Exodus 24; 31:18
Technique: Color illustration
Location: British Library, London
Date: 1322