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Img. ID: 185197

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1993

The silver Torah finials consist of a shaft,a body and an apex.

The cylindrical tapering shaft is encircled at the bottom and top by a ring, based with a serrated plate. The hexagonal four stages tower-shaped body is mounted over an upside down dome, decorated with a whorl of leaves. Every facet is decorated with a central motif of a bouquet of flowers set on a curtain , surmounted by a round trefoil and a flower in each of the upper corners. An undulating column flanks either side of the facets. The top and base of the columns is a square capital with a lily flower on its upper part. The lily flower bears a red or a green bead alternatly. The upper and lower parts of each facet are decorated with an encircling band of flowers. The upper edges of each facet terminates with a vegetal pattern. The upper part of the body is a round dome, decorated with grooves radiating from the center.

The apex is a bouquet of flowers.

Name/Title
Torah finials | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1900?
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver
Material Stucture
hammered, folded, cut
Material Decoration
cast, cut, engraved, chased, stamped
Material Bonding
soldered, screwed
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
590mm (overall);200mm (shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
110mm (overall);24mm (shaft)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
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
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
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Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
S069336