Tombstone with Cypresses
Item
Title
Tombstone with Cypresses
Description
This Jewish woman's tombstone in Tekirdağ, Turkey is lined with cypresses, which held special significance in Ottoman cemeteries. Also present are a mihrab-shaped frame, ornamental lines (as if ripped from the pages of an Ottoman manuscript), and a Star of David.
Creator
Unknown
Temporal Coverage
1694-12-11
Spatial Coverage
Tekirdağ, Turkey
Type
Image
Date Created
ca. 1989-90
Source
https://jewishturkstones.tau.ac.il/
Contributor
Mao Reynolds
Rights
Courtesy of the academic research site "A World Beyond: Jewish Cemeteries in Turkey, 1583-1990" of the Goldstein-Goren Diaspora Research Center of Tel Aviv University.
