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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 7.1992

The two 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 which is topped by a repeating palmette pattern. The band bears four medallions which bear an inscription written in square filled letters, they read: "כתר תורה## כתר כהונה## כתר מלכות" )אבות ד יג(## "הגביר ר' )רבי( ישראל##בערין שטיין##שנת תרכ"ח##בחודש תשרי"## "The crown of the Low, the crown of Priesthood, the crown of Kingship" (Mishnah Avot 4:13). "The man of substance, Rabbi Israel Berenshtein, the year [5]628 (1868), the month Tishrei." A lion and griffin flank alternating medallions and the remaining two are flanked by a foliate scroll.

Six arms that widen in the centre, extend from alternating palmettes and are attached to the base. Each arm has a bird in its centre, framed by a medallion and is decorated with a scroll of flowers and leaves. The arms are joined together on top by a concave smooth unit that support the crest. The base consists of radiating petals and it is surmounted by a repeating diamond pattern. The crest repeats the shape of the main part and is topped by a cut dome with a base of radiating petals. A bell hangs below the dome between the arms.

The apex is a bird with spread wings standing on a floral circlet.

Name/Title
Torah crown | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1868
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
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Congregation
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver##Structure: hammered, cut ## Decoration: chased, engraved, punched, ##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
399mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
162mm
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
None
There are two hallmarks. 1. The figures "12" in a square frame. This is a quality hallmark from Eastern Europe.
2. The figures "?82" in a square frame, part of an unidentified hallmark.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
From the Kiev collection.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
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Full Name
Volume
Page
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Documenter
| A.A. (S.H.) 7.1992
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Language Editor
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Negative/Photo. No.