Obj. ID: 1605
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah shield,Austria Hungary, 1866-1937
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 inscribed with the first words of the Decalogue. On the higher section is a flower garland. The frame for the calendar tablet is rectangular and is set in the lower part of the plate. In the bottom of the plate is a cartouche encircled by C-scrolls and foliate pattern. The medaillion bears a dedicatory inscription. The plates background is punched. The plate is framed by rocailles which bear lattice pattern. A crest in the shape of a lobed and beaded crown is attached to the plate. The plate is hung by chain which is inserted through rings attached to the back of the plate. On the cartouche the dedicatory inscription is engraved in linear letters, and reads:
לזכרון אבי##היקר ע'ט'ר)עטרת ראשי(##כ"ה )כבוד הרב( מיכאל##ב"ה )בן הרב( ויער ז"ל##מאת בנו בנימין זאב
" In the memory of my father ## the dear, crown of my head(int.)## the honourable rabbi Michel## son of the rabbi Weier of blessed memory(int.)## from his son Benjamin Zeev"