Obj. ID: 3624
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah pointer
The Torah pointer comprises an upper rectangular handle surmounting a pointed leaf-shaped bar, which tapers towards a pointer formed as a clenched hand with a straight index finger.
The handle consists of several rhomboid units separated by rectangular grooved rings. A flexible oval flat ring surmounts the handle.
The flat bar is shaped as an elongated pointed leaf. It is decorated with a widening branch with flowers.
The back side is inscribed with a dedication, written in square linear letters and reads towards the handle (fig. 1):
"בקהריכה אשת שמואל קושן."
“(Donated by) Bekahaikhah, the wife of Samuel Kushan."
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Summary and Remarks
Remarks
7 image(s)
sub-set tree:
Name/Title
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
c.1950 (see: Remarks: no. 1)
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown| Tunisian
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Husseinite Dynasty under French Rule (1881-1956);
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
cut, cast (handle; pointer)
Material Decoration
engraved, punched
Material Bonding
soldered
Material Inscription
engraved, punched
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
228 mm
Length
Width
20 mm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
• Eudel, Paul. L'orfèvrerie Algérienne et Tunisienne. Alger: Imprimeur Libraire Éditeur, 1902. In French.
• Eudel, Paul. Dictionnaire Des Bijoux de L'Afrique du Nord: Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Tripolitaine. Paris: Ernest Leroux, Éditeur, 1906. In French.
• Gargouri-Sethom, Samira. Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie. La Calade: Edisud, Aix-en-Provence, 1986. In French.
Type
Documenter
| 07.97
Author of description
Efrat Assaf-Shapira; Ariella Amar | 11.00; 06.11
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 12.00; 06.11
Language Editor
Dvora Sax | 10.11
Donor
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Object Copyright
Sc_096
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |