2007. ?B?R?E?A?S?T?P?L?A?T?E WORN BY THE HIGH PRIEST DURING THE SERVICE IN THE TEMPLE AT HIGH HOLIDAYS. IT WAS MADE OF ?1?2? ?P?R?E?C?I?O?U?S? ?S?T?O?N?E?S, EACH SYMBOLIZING ONE OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAEL (EXO 28:29) ‘And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, eaven four rows of stones; the first row shall be a Sardius, a Topaz and a Carbuncle, and the second row shall be an Emerald, a Sapphire and a Diamond, and the third row a ligure, an agate and an amethyst, and the forth row a Berly, and an Onyx and a Jasper … ‘ Exodus 28:17-20
Photograph by Zev Radovan
