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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1990

The three leveled silver Torah crown consists of a main part, a crest, and an apex. Each level is composed of a base and arms.

The lower level as the main part has a coronet like base composed of a circumferal band surmounted by flowers and leaves.

The band is framed on top by a row of half globes and bears three floral framed cartouches depicting the Four animals (9251), alternating with three shields bearing dedicatory inscriptions. The inscriptions in square filled letters read:

כתר / תורה

"Torah / Crown"

ר' דוד שענקער / נ"י [נרו יאיר]

"Rabbi David Shenker / May his light shine"

וזוגתו גאלדא / ב תחי'

"And his wife Golda / May she live"

Vine scrolls with clusters of grapes and tiny animals decorate the band.

The band is surmounted by scrolls and palmettes. Six arms, that widen in the centre, are attached to the main part, between the scrolls. Each arm is decorated with scrolls and flowers. The arms bear a rams face at the bottom and are topped by a flower. Floral scrolls with rings for bells are attached between them. The arms are joined at the top by a round raised concave unit decorated with five bands of varying widths and various decorations.

A two leveled crest is mounted over the unit. The coronet like base is composed of acanthus leaves. Six arms in the shape of rampant regardant lions support an upper small crown. The upper crown repeats the shape of the main part. A bell hangs from the centre of the upper crown. The crown is composed of an inner and outer face. The outer part is chased and drilled, while the inner part is a smooth silver plate. The two parts are screwed together.

Name/Title
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1850-1899
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
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Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver, partly gilded##Structure: cut, hammered, cast##Decoration: chaised, punch, cast##Bonding: screwed##Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
413mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
195mm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
All of the six bells are missing. The apex of the upper crown is missing.
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
None
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
The date and the origin of the Torah crown are according to similar object see Crown from Kiev collection IJA #9697 and bibliography on same object "Thora und Krone", Wien Kunsthistorisches Museum (cat.), p.97-98, no.16.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The crown was purchased in Desa in 1965.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| A.A. (R.S.) 9.1990
Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.