Img. ID: 7554
The silver Torah finial consists of a shaft, a body, a head and an apex.
The shaft is undulating and is supported by a stepped raised base. The central strip of the base is decorated with a floral motif and three pairs of birds flanking shields.
The bottom part of the shaft is composed of eight facets decorated alternately with scrolls and buildings.
The center of the shaft is encircled by a thick ring decorated with scrolls interspersed with griffins, a unicorn and a lion all couchant guardant.
The body is a cylindrical like fence composed of open-work leaves. It is divided into two by an inner circlet. Bells hang from the body.
Sea Horses surmount the body and support the head which is shaped like a crown decorated with alternating smooth and floral strips.
The head is surmounted by an apex shaped like a spread winged bird standing in the center of a coronet.
Name/Title
Object
Object Detail
Hallmark
Settings
Unknown
Date
1859
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
Silver, partly gilded##Structure: raised , hammered##Decoration: chased, punched, engraved, cut, cast##Bonding: soldered, screwed.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
310mm (Overall), 200mm (Shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
58mm (Overall), 60mm (Shaft), 133mm (Base)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Missing two bells.
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
Sea Horse
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 three hallmarks on the object.
1. The hallmark depicts an opened gate castle with three towers, in a double framed shield. It is a city mark of Zhitomir during the years 1823-1857.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.160, similar to no.423.
2. The hallmark depicts Cyrillic initials: "Ja.D" (in lat.) with the date 1859 under a line, in a rectangular frame.
It is the mark of the assay of Davidov Jacov Alexceevich, active 1857-1862 in Zhitomir.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.160, no.429.
3. The hallmark the cyphers 84 in a square frame. It is a Russian quality mark in the 18-19th c.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.148, no.12.
1. The hallmark depicts an opened gate castle with three towers, in a double framed shield. It is a city mark of Zhitomir during the years 1823-1857.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.160, similar to no.423.
2. The hallmark depicts Cyrillic initials: "Ja.D" (in lat.) with the date 1859 under a line, in a rectangular frame.
It is the mark of the assay of Davidov Jacov Alexceevich, active 1857-1862 in Zhitomir.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.160, no.429.
3. The hallmark the cyphers 84 in a square frame. It is a Russian quality mark in the 18-19th c.
Cf. Postnikova-Losseva, p.148, no.12.
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
The date on the city hallmark precedes the date on the assay hallmark. This problem must be checked.
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
From the Kiev collection
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Cf. Masterpieces-silver, Moscow, 1992, pl.30.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| P.F. (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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Object Copyright
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine
Negative/Photo. No.