Obj. ID: 14849
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials, Iran

The silver rimon consists of a shaft, a body and an apex.## The tapering, cylindrical shaft is encircled by a ring at the bottom. The flat circular body consists of two circles with a Star^of^David inside, and an inscription at the centre. ##The inscription reads: !ציון! !Zion! A silver strip connects the two circles, and clear plastic between them creates a background. ## A ring is attached to each of the two lower sides of the front circle, and a chain with a Star^of^David hangs from each ring. An inscription, engraved in linear letters along the silver strip, reads: !ענול )עמל( זכריא בן א ר'כ'י' נ'-ע' )נוחו עדן(.! ! Anol (Amal) Zechariah the son of A Rabbi K' I',may he rest in Eden.! The flat crown apex has inscriptions engravbed in linear letters on both sides. ##The inscription on the front reads: !קדש לה' לעלוי נשמת מרדכי.! !Dedicated to God for the exaltation of the soul of Mordecai.!## The inscription on the back reads: !בן אברהם נע' )נוחו עדן(.! !The son of Abraham may he rest in Eden.!