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Fresco of the Daughter of Pharaoh Drawing Moses From the Nile

The daughter of Pharaoh, surrounded by her maidservants, draws Moses from the Nile.

A fresco of the daughter of Pharaoh drawing Moses from the Nile, from the synagogue in Dura-Europos, Syria. The synagogue is one of the oldest examples of diaspora Jewish artwork, and while the paintings are preserved in the Museum of Damascus, the site was destroyed by ISIS. Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Fresco of the Daughter of Pharaoh Drawing Moses From the Nile." (Viewed on November 21, 2025) <https://qa.jwa.org/media/fresco-daughter-pharaoh-drawing-moses-nile>.