Name/Title
"Kulmus" - elegant Torah pointerEntry/Object ID
K_0670Tags
storageDescription
Flat, stylized Torah pointer with three segments - upper, middle, and lower - each with engraved decorations on either side: three fish on the upper segment; in the middle segment, a bird glanked by gazelles, two pairs of fish to the right and left, and flowers (and on the reverse side, a large Star of David); and a large flower on the lower segment. Hebrew dedicatory inscription: "Moses commanded us a Torah, the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob, 8th of Sivan year 5720 [1960] / This is the kulmus that was dedicated by Yosef Baba Jan son of Binyamin Gul in honor of our Holy Torah...".Made/Created
Date made
1960Place
* Untyped Place
AfghanistanContinent
AsiaRegion
Middle EastMaterial
Silver, cast and engraved
