Img. ID: 3235
The rectangular Torah^mantle consists of a cloak and a lining. The bordeaux cloth is decorated at its centre with the Tablets^of^covenant inscribed with the opening words of the Decalogue on a blue background.The Tablets are flanked by two enlonghted pillars decorated with stems and grapes topped by a crown. The bottom part is decorated with a star. Underneath the Tablets there is a depiction of the show bread table and beside it a basin.The cenral lower part is decorated with a seven branched Menorah.
Name/Title
Torah mantle | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1790-1820
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material / Technique
Cotton velvet##Lining,synthetic##Silver thread on cotton## Couching stitchIndustrial bandPurls.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
470mm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements
M | Magen David
T | Tablets of the Law
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Laver and its stand
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Shewbread table
C | Crown
M | Menorah
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Jachin and Boaz
C | Columns | Twisted columns
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M | Magen David
T | Tablets of the Law
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Laver and its stand
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Shewbread table
C | Crown
M | Menorah
S | Sanctuary | Sanctuary Implements | Jachin and Boaz
C | Columns | Twisted columns
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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
The Torah^mantle underwent restoration in 1978 by Anat Michaeli from Jerusalem.The mantle's decorations were removed and placed in a rectangular piece of cloth.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Bezalel Mus., 1958
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
see also Kleeblatt & Mann, Treasures, 1986, p.106.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| Y.P. 6.1992
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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Object Copyright
Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Negative/Photo. No.