Obj. ID: 3558
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials

The silver rimon consists of a shaft, a body a head and an apex.

The shaft is tapering, cylindrical. On both is a dedicatory inscription. The body consists of a concave body base and a six faceted main part. The body base bears geometic pattern. The main part's facets are decorated with openwork floral motifs which surrounds an orifice. In the middle is a bell. Four rings with bells are applied to the bottom of the main part.

The head consists of a concave neck, a main part which consists of outwards folded outwards folded petals and a conical upper part. An apex in the shape of a flat Star of David is mounted over the head, and bears an inscription, and reads: ציון "Zion"

The dedicatory inscription is engraved in linear letters, and reads towards the body, and reads:

קל"ה )קודש לה'(## לע"נ )לעלוי נשמת( שמעון בן יוסף ניסן כהן ## נ" )נפטר( ב" )?( אלול תרצ"ה ## לע"נ ניסים בן שמעון כהן ## נ" ח סיון תרס"ו## שמעון ##בהשתדלות אסתר כהן הי"ו )הי יחיהו וישמרהו( ## ש' תש"ט

"Dedicated to the Lord## for the exaltation of the soul (int.) of Simon son of Joseph Nissan Cohen ## passed away on 2nd (?) of Elul (5)695=1935 ## for the exaltation of thesoul of (int.) Nissim son of Simon Cohen passed away on 8th of Sivan (5)666=(1906)##Simon ## with the help of Esther Cohen may the Lord protect and sustain her## the year (int.) (5)709=1949"