Photo: Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Jewish Gravestone (14th cent.?)
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This gravestone was discovered in 1953 during excavations in the precinct of Cologne's city hall. It probably comes from the Jewish cemetery in front of the Severinstor and was later used as building material. It is tentatively dated to the 14th century.
German label: Grabstein
Köln, 14. Jahrhundert(?)
Der Grabstein wurde bei Ausgrabungen im Kölner Rathausbezirk 1953 gefunden. Wahrscheinlich stammt er von dem jüdischen Friedhof vor dem Severinstor und sollte als Baumaterial Verwendung finden.
Date: 1/24/08 2:59 PM
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