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Obj. ID: 665
Sacred and Ritual Objects
  Torah coronet, Venice

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1986

The round coronet is divided into two parts: a base and an upper part.

The flat base is decorated with a pattern of conches, volutes and flowers. The upper border of the base bears a rope pattern. The upper part is decorated with a lower band of volutes and conches. The main part is alternatively decorated with a small and a big cartouche. The small cartouches are flanked by two volutes and by two leaves at top and at bottom. A leaf is depicted inside the cartouche which surmounts two flowers. The big cartouches are concave and are flanked by two volutes.

A plaque with an inscription and the following Sanctuary Implements are attached to them: the Shewbread Table, The seven-branched Menorah, the priestly head-gear, a hanging lamp and the Tablets of the Covenant. The dedicatory inscription is written in linear letters and reads:

נדבת/ קק"י [קהילה קדושה יצ"ו =ישמרה צורה וגואלה] פיסא / לע"נ [לעילוי נשמת] מעלת החכם / שבתי א' [אלפרדו] טואף / ריש מתא וריש מתבתה / בליוורנו / תרפ"ד-תשכ"ד. "

Donation / of the Holy Congregation of Pisa may the Lord protect and redeem it / for the exaltation of the soul of the distinguished wise / Shabbetai Alfredo Toaff / Rabbi and the head of yeshiva / in Livorno / [5]684-[5]724 [1924-1964]

Summary and Remarks
Same hallmarks appear in OC/3035, OC/3037
Remarks
The description of this object was written by the researchers of the Center for Jewish Art

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Name/Title
Torah coronet | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
17??-1811
Active dates
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Location
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School/Style
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Period
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Period Detail
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Iconographical Subject
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Silver
Material Stucture
Cut
Material Decoration
Repousse, chased, engraved, cast, punched and partly gilt
Material Bonding
Soldered, screwed and fastened by nails
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
200mm
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
250mm
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
1. The hallmark depicts a winged lion within a round outline. It is the guarantee mark of Venice in the 18C. (until 1811). It is stamped on the collar and on the shaft.## Cf.D.D.,1987, p.73. No.72.
2. The hallmark depicts the initials E and G on both sides of a lily. It is stamped on the collar and on the shaft. ##Unidentified
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Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Original
Documenter
M.S. | 2.1986
Author of description
G.P.S. |
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Negative/Photo. No.
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