Obj. ID: 783
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah coronet,Turkey, 1920
The silver cylindrical coronet is divided into two parts: a base and an upper part. The convexed base is decorated with an undulating branch with foliate scrolls. Its lower edges are a flat plain band. The upper part is decorated with a Star of David which bears an inscription in square filled letters which reads: "ציון" "Zion" The corners of the Star of David bear an inscription in square filled letters which reads: "מ ג ן ד ו ד" The back part of the coronet is decorated with an upside down heart with three leaves in its upper part and an inscription in square filled letters in its lower part which reads:
"סוסייטר ד'##דאמאס##שנת 0865" "Sosaiter D' Damas the year 5680 [1920]"
The two central motives are surrounded by an undulating branch with foliate scrolls. The coronet has wavy edges. A bar with rectangular holes for the staves is attached across the lower part of the coronet.
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