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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1992

The arched silver Torah shield consists of a plate and movable indicating plaques.

A protruding Torah Ark in a shape of a rectangular, topped by a semi-circular arch is situated in the centre. It consists of two opening doors decorated with openworked foliate scrolls, and a Torah Scroll inside. The Torah Ark is framed by scrolls and flowers and is surmounted by two rampant gardent lions with human faces. Below the Ark is a rectangular protruding frame with a cell for calendar plaques. On the back side of the shield is a box with an opening door for inserting the plaques. The frame is mounted over an oval medallion resting on a compressed raund base ending with a foliate shell. Two barrel-shaped columns decorated with a fluting spiral band flank the central axis. Capitals are surmounted by roosters facing the Torah Ark. A rich foliate scroll design is spreading all over the lower part of the shield, framing the indicating plaque and emerging towards the borders, which are composed of a foliate scrolls enclosing the shield, topped by a conch. Two loops are situated on both sides of the upper part of the shield. Two rings bearing a chain are inserted through the loops.

Five bells are attached to the lower margin of the shield.

Name/Title
Torah shield | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Hallmark
Settings
Unknown
Date
1877
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver##Structure: Cut##Decoration: repousse, chaised, punched, sawd ##Bonding: soldered, screwed, hinged.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
270 mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Two 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
Column
Rooster
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 are eight hallmarks stamped on the face of the Torah shield and on the doors of the Torah Ark.##1. The hallmark depicts a double-headed eagle in a rectangular frame with cut angles.
This is Russian authority hallmark for Warsaw Assay Office in 1851-1896.
##C.f. Lepszy, p.291, no.307##Lileyko, p.88, p.100, no.89.##2. The hallmark depicts cyrillic(?) initials "O.C." (O.S.) with the date 1877 below. It is framed by a rectangular with cut angles. An unknown assay. This is Russian assay
hallmark for Warsaw in 1871-1896.##C.f. Lileyko, p.100, no.89.##3. The hallmark depicts cyfer "84" in a rectangular frame with cut angles. This is Russian quality hallmark used in Warsaw in 1851-1915.##C.f. Lileyko, p.100, no.84-91.
##4. The hallmark depicts a double-headed eagle in a round frame. An unidentified hallmark.##5. The hallmark depicts the name "F.ROEVER" in a rectangular frame. This is the hallmark of Fryderyk Roever, silversmith, active in Warsaw
in the second half of the 19th century.##C.f.Lileyko, p.91. no.16.##6. The hallmark depicts initials "F.R." in a rectangular frame. Probably initials of F.Roever.
##7. The hallmark depicts a mermaid facing left with a sword in her hand. The frame is oval. This is a workshop hallmark of F.Roever.##C.f.Lileyko, p.91, no.16.
##8. An unclear unidentified hallmark.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
A Hanukah lamp with the hallmark of P.(not F.) Roever and an hallmark of indentical asay is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cf. Heraucas e Lembrancas, Rio de Janeiro, 1991, no. 133.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
The Kiev Collection
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Cf. Masterpieces-silver, Moscow, 1992, pl. 57. Cf. Wien, Kunsthis. Mus., Thora (Ukraine), 1993, p.148, no. 44.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| P.F. (N.Y.) 4.1994
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.