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Jewish art > Synagogue furnishings > Elijah chairs

Preferred term

Elijah chairs

Definition(s)

Special chair placed at the right of the sandak (godfather) at Jewish circumcision ceremonies, and left unoccupied

Broader concept(s)

Synagogue furnishings

Synonym(s)

Chair of Elijah
CIRCUMCISION CHAIR

Notation

117341

In other languages

Fauteuil d'Elie

French

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-LZQP4ZNW-V

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