Obj. ID: 848
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah Finial, Tunisia, Libya, 19th century
© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,
The tower shaped Torah finial consists of a shaft, a body and an apex. The shaft tapers towards the body. It is mounted over a round base composed of two rings. On its top the shaft is encircled by another ring.
The cylindrical body is mounted over a sliced, bowl-shaped, body base and divided into three floors. Each floor is decorated with round arches which are not coordinated and are painted green and red. The body is encircled by four bands which divide the floors on the bottom, middle and top of the body. A decoration of small vertically carved lines appears on the bands.
The finial terminates with an onion shaped apex decorated with petals.
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
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Name/Title
Torah Finial | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
18??
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
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Location
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Iconographical Subject
Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Wood
Structure: Spun?
Decoration: Carved, Painted
Bonding: Glued
Structure: Spun?
Decoration: Carved, Painted
Bonding: Glued
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height: 34cm (general) 12cm (shaft)
Diameter: 26.5cm (general) 17.2 (shaft)
Diameter: 26.5cm (general) 17.2 (shaft)
Height
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
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
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Object Copyright
Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod
Negative/Photo. No.
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