Obj. ID: 2677
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah pointer

The silver Torah Pointer consists ofa ring, an upper joint, an upper arm,a middle joint, a forearm and a pointing hand..## The upper jointis globular.Itis mounted over acircletand surmounted by a ring. The upper arm is a knob,decorated by an engraved floral and geometric design encircling the central spheroid form and the dedicatory inscription on it.The middle joint is a circlet. The forearm is a cylindrical taper. It terminates with a ring and is decorated on the upper and lower end with an engraved zig-zag design.## The pointer ends in a clenched hand with a pointing index finger. The dedicatory inscription engraved in circle, on the upper arm in full, square letters, reads in Hebrew: [This is donated by Rabbi Dov Ben Moshe% and his wife] זאת נדב]ת[ ר' דוב בן ר' משה%ואשתו