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The tower shaped finials consist of a shaft, a body and an apex.

The cylindrical shaft is smooth and is encircled at the bottom by a ring. The cylindrical tower shaped body is composed of four tiers and surmounts a bowl shaped base decorated with a row of leaves radiating from the center. The base supports an eight faceted unit decorated in openworked diamonds.

The two lower tiers bear three open arches each. Each finial bears different motifs of the same subject. The first tier depicts various zodiac signs (9277). The second tier of each finial depicts the tables of covenant flanked by animals (9407), and bear various vegetal motifs, eagles, and a ram rampant regardant on either side of a tree. An arch with a bucket with flowers may be found on the same level. The order of the motifs on the second finial is different.

Each cut out arch has a hole above it for a bell. The third tier is a smooth concave unit topped by a final tier composed of openworked garlands surmounted by a dome composed of leaves radiating from the center.

The dome is surmounted by an apex shaped like a pelican with a hole in its beak for a bell.

Name/Title
Torah finials | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
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Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver ##Structure:hammered, raised, ##Decoration: chased, cut, punched, engraved##Bonding: soldered##Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
330mm (Overall)
61mm (Shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
69mm (Overall)
40mm (Shaft)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Top part broken and motifs unclear. Bells are 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
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
There are arches that are scratched on but not cut and there are arches cut into motifs, these were probably cut later and therefore are not cut in the correct place.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
From the Odessa collection
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| A.A. (G.I.) 2.7.1992
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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Negative/Photo. No.