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Obj. ID: 41878
Sacred and Ritual Objects
  Atzei Hayim (Torah scroll staves), Jerusalem, ca. 1920

© Gross Family Collection, Photographer: Bar Hama, Ardon, -

This description was written by William Gross:

Typical of the many olive wood objects of ritual art made in Jerusalem in the first part of the 20th century, this upper part of one of a pair of Atzei Chaim carries carved images of holy sites in the Holy Land. Inlaid medallions of mother of pearl bear an inscribed Magen David with "Zion" inside, much in use after the First Zionist Congress (1897).

Inscription:

"A donation of Rav Ephraim Tzvi the son of Rav David Oberleli, may his light shine"

(near carvings) the place of the Temple,  the monument to Absalom,  the tomb of the patriarchs,  the tomb of Shimon the righteous,   

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Name/Title
Atzei Hayim (Torah scroll staves) | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
ca. 1920
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Material / Technique
Wood, Bone, MOTHER OF Pearl, Carved, Turned
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Measurements
Height: 19.5 cm, Diameter: 18.5 cm
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Ornamentation
Custom
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Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
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Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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The following information on this monument will be completed:
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