Obj. ID: 23849
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials

The silver tower-like rimon consists of a shaft, a body a head and an apex. The cylindrical shaft is supported by a convex base,mounted over a round plinth.The plinth is decorated in geometrical,circumferential and linear patern. The shaft bears a dedicatory inscription in filled square letters,which reads from bottom to top: "ק"ל" )קודש ל...( ## שלום ## בובליל ## ס"ט" )ספיה טב( "Dedicated to Shalom Buvlil May his end be good" The shaft is surmounted by a convex body base mounted over a ring. The body consists of a body base and a main section. The body base is decorated on its upper part with diagonal lines,which forms triangles,in circumferential way. Each triangle bears a leaf shaped decoration. The tappering tower like main section is mounted over a convex body base. It has six facets. Each facet is divided into three horizontal registers. The bottom register is decorated with a horse-shoe window, within which hangs a pendent,cast flower . The windows are surrounded by a foliate patern. The middle register is decorated with a window, within which is an unrecognized motif. The windows are surrounded by a foliate patern. The top register has a flower motif on each facet. The registers and facets are seperated from one another by plain horizontal bands. Six chains with bells are attached to the lower corners of the facets. The body is surmounted by a dome shaped head. The undulating apex is mounted over the head.