Obj. ID: 6708
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah pointer, Israel, 2nd half of 20th c.

The silver Torah Pointer consists of a hanger, a bar and a pointer.##The bar is divided into an upper arm and a forearm by a linear pattern.## The upper arm of the bar is hexgonal and decorated by a linear motif. It is surmounted by a loop inserted through a ring.## The lower arm is flat and wider . The upper facet bears an inscription wich reads from the pointer towards the upper arm and continues on the lower facet: כי מציון תצא תורה ודבר יי מירושלים. ! For out of Zion shell go forth the low, and the ward of the lord from Jerusalem!( based on Is.2:3 , Mic.4:2.) On the lower facet the inscription is followed by a dedicatory inscription.## The pointer is in a shape of an open flat hand and is decorated on the edges and fingers by a zigzag linear pattern. The upper side bears the inscriptions in a linear letters: באל ##שדי !In God##Shdai! The dedicatory inscription reads: כורהדה בן יוסף. !Kurhada Ben Joseph!