Name/Title
Torah finialsEntry/Object ID
K_0668Tags
storageDescription
Each of these "Torah crowns" is surmounted by a large, flat Star-of-David ornament decorated in vegetal patterns. The center of each Star of David forms a hexagonal frame with encloses, on one side of each finial, illustrations featuring domed buildings above and below a central horizantal band bearing the Hebrew inscription "Keter Torah" ("Torah Crown"), and on the other side, the Hebrew dedicatory inscription "On the third day of the week, the month of Tevet 5694 [1934], Shimeon son of Ya'akov, may he rest in Eden, passed away" alongside illustrations depicting the Western Wall. At the base of each Star of David is a crescent-shaped ornament over a dome, with chains bearing pendant bells suspended from its rims. Long, hollow cylindrical shafts.Made/Created
Date made
1934Place
* Untyped Place
AfghanistanContinent
AsiaRegion
Middle EastMaterial
Silver, cut, cast, and engraved