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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