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Obj. ID: 1571
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah shield (Austria?, Hungary?, 1866)

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1988

The tas is made of silver and consists of a main plate, a calendar tablets and a suspension chain.

The main plate is rectangular and has wavy borders which are decorated with scrolls and floral patterns. The plate is decorated by two rampant lions waring a crown, showing their tongue and looking forwards. They stand on a scroll and support the five and five Tablets of the Law. Above them is a crown. The crown is decorated with floral and geometrical pattern. The calendar tablet is rectangular and is set in a frame in the lower part of the plate. Bellow the calender tablet is a medaillion framed by scrolls. The backgrond of the plate is decorated by floral and geometric pattern. The plate is hung by a chain.

Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Torah shield | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1866
Active dates
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Artist/ Maker
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Origin
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Community type
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Congregation
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Site
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Period
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Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Metal, Silver
Material Stucture
Cut, cast
Material Decoration
Repousse, engraved and punched
Material Bonding
Soldered, screwed
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
305
Length
Width
241
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
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
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
On the back of the calendar plaque and both side of the cartouche
1. Cf. T.p.75-origin, date, standard
2. Cf.T.p.75-origin, date
3. Unidentified
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Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
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The following information on this monument will be completed:
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