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Obj. ID: 9194
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  Torah finials, Aden, 20th century

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1996

The torah finial consists of a shaft, a body and an apex.

The cylindrical tapering shaft is encircled on the top and bottom. The shaft is alternately decorated with vertical bands: the winding band bearing flowers, the band with horizontal lines and the blank one. The shaft is surmounted by a semi-globular capital. The capital bears rhomboid decoration, topped by punched vertical lines.

The tapering body is divide into two parts, separated by a narrow ring: the lower part and the upper part.

The lower part bears five bands, while two uppers and two lowers are symmetrically decorated. The bands that are closer to the central one bear horizontal floral motif. Others depict the vertical one. The central band is decorated with a geometrical pattern and bears eighteen undulating apexes. Nine chains terminating with globular bells are attached to each second apex.

The compressed upper part consists of two halves, each of which is encircled by two bands. The upper half bears bands similar to two ones of the cylindrical part of the body. A dedicatory inscription encircles the lower half. It is written in square letters and reads:

"זכה והקדיש הללו הרמונים לכסא של אליהו הנביא ז''ל (זכור לטוב)"

“These finials were ??? and dedicated for the Elijah’s chair, remembered for the good”.

This band tops another one, depicting leaves radiating from the bottom. Nine chains, terminating with globular bells are attached to the connection of the two halves.

A bell-shaped apex surmounts the body.

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Name/Title
Torah finials | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
20th century
Synagogue active dates
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Artist/ Maker
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Origin
Yemen | Aden
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Historical Origin
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
silver
Structure: spun, hammered
Decoration: chased, engraved, punched
Bonding: soldering
Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
265mm (overall; without broken apex), 102mm (shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
80mm (overall), 20mm (shaft)
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
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Sources
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Computer Reconstruction
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