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Img. ID: 6257

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev,
The silver Torah Finial consists of a shaft,a body and an apex. The shaft is cylindrical and is supported by a round raised base. The base is circumfered by three strips that are divided into eight vertical decorative units. Each unit on the bottom strip is decorated alternatley with a cartouche that surrounds a flower and a pair of intertwined leaves. The top strip is decorated with alternate flowers and birds. ##The shaft is divided into two, the bottom is smooth and the top is decorated with vertical leaves and topped by a dome decorated with flowers.##The body is shaped like a compressed globe and is decorated with the same design as the dome. A cylindrical unit surmounts the body and is topped by a floral circlet above which sits the apex shaped like an open winged bird.
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
Unknown
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Site
Unknown
School/Style
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Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver##Structure: raised , hammered##Decoration: chased, punched##Bonding: screwed
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
235mm (Overall)
145mm (Shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
61mm (Overall)
35mm (Shaft)
130mm (Base)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
B | Bird
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Condition
One finial is missing an apex. Both finials are missing bells and rings.
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
There is one hallmark on the base of the object. The hallmark depicts a round and unidentified shape surmounting the date 1895 and the cypher 84 within a rectangular frame. This is an unidentified Russian authority hallmark.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
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.