Obj. ID: 18098
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials, Turkey

The silver Torah finials consist of a shaft,a body and an apex.

The cylindrical tapering shaft is encircled at the bottom and top by a ring, based with a serrated plate. The hexagonal four stages tower-shaped body is mounted over an upside down dome, decorated with a whorl of leaves. Every facet is decorated with a central motif of a bouquet of flowers set on a curtain , surmounted by a round trefoil and a flower in each of the upper corners. An undulating column flanks either side of the facets. The top and base of the columns is a square capital with a lily flower on its upper part. The lily flower bears a red or a green bead alternatly. The upper and lower parts of each facet are decorated with an encircling band of flowers. The upper edges of each facet terminates with a vegetal pattern. The upper part of the body is a round dome, decorated with grooves radiating from the center.

The apex is a bouquet of flowers.