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Obj. ID: 1604
  Sacred and Ritual  Torah shield , Austria-Hungary, 1905

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

The tas is made of silver and consists of a plate, a crest and a chain. The plate is in the shape of a cartouche. It is decorated with two rampant lions looking forwards. They support the five and five Tables of the Covenant which bears the first words of the Decalogue. The lions stand on a foliate pattern. The frame for the calendar tablet is rectangular and is set in the lower part of the plate. On the bottom is a medallion in heart shape which is framed by srolls and foliate patter. It bears a dedicatory inscription. On the top of the plate is a kaporet. The background is punched. The plate is framed by foliate pattern. A crest in the shape of a crown is attached to the plate. The plate is hung by a chain which is inserted through rings, which are attached to the back of the plate. The dedicatory inscription is engraved in linear letters, and reads:

" ADOMANYOZTA## LATZKO MORL## 5665" " A donation of ##Latzko Morl## 5665 (1905)"

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