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Obj. ID: 5226
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials, Mondovi, 1730

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 2000

The cylindrical finials are shaped as a pair of coronets. They are formed by a circumferential base bordered by a twisted rope-like strip and inscribed with a Hebrew inscription, in square, filled letters that reads:

"נדבת חבורת תלמוד תורה פה מונדווי שנת ת"ץ לפ"ק."

"A donation of Havurat Talmud Torah (Torah learning society), here in Mondovi, the year (5)490 (1730)."

An additional Hebrew inscription, inscribed around the coronet in large letters reads: "כתר תורה" (The crown of Torah). Two engraved strips and a dotted strip between them, adorn its upper edges.

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

7 image(s)

sub-set tree:

Name/Title
Corona | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1730
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Italy | Sc_530
| 12
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver
Material Stucture
hammered
Material Decoration
chased, repousee, hammered
Material Bonding
soldered
Material Inscription
chased
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
100 mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
115 mm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition

The finial is in good 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
These Torah finials are part of a group of finials shaped as small coronets, characteristic to the communities in Piedmont in North Italy. Their shape and decoration are similar to the coronets used in the same region, but smaller in size. Their name Corona (crown in Italian), is derived from their shape, and they differ from another group of finials named Pinacolo (namely a tower), which attests to their tower shape. The tower-shaped finials are used in various communities in Italy, though they vary in their style (see for example Venetian finials, Sc.522-18). The tower-shaped finials usually adorn the Torah together with the coronet.
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

-       Pierluigi, Gaglia. "L`Arredo in Argento." In Ebrei A Torino: Ricerche per il Centenario della Sinagoga, 1884- 1984.Italy: Umberto Allemandi & c.,1984. In Italian.
Type
Documenter
Tsafra Siew | 07.00
Author of description
Ilona Steimann | 06.04
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 07.04
Language Editor
Judith Cordozo | 07.07
Donor
UNESCO |
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
Unknown |