Obj. ID: 963
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah coronet, Turkey, 1917

The silver cylindrical coronet is divided into two parts: a base and an upper part. The convexed base is decorated with a band of crests encircling a flower. Between the crests there is a foliate pattern. The lower edges of the base are decorated with a pattern of a leaf framed by an arch and a pattern of a branch and leaves intermittently. The upper part is decorated with five smooth oval medallions each is framed by a band of circles. A lily flower surrounded by an arch is set between the medallions. Each medallion bears an inscription in square filled letters which reads:

On the first medallion:

"בע"ה )בעזרת השם( הקדש למ"ק ברוך מבני"

"With the help of the Lord dedicated to .............Baruch Mivnim [?]"

Continues on the second medallion:

"ממני שבתי מודיר הויה לע"ן )לעילוי נשמת( בת"

"From me Shabtai Modir .........for the exaltation of the soul of daughter"

Continues on the third medallion:

"הנערה אישטרולי מ"גכח רושא ת"ם )תבורך מנשים("

"The girl Ishtroly.....Rusha blessed shall she be above women (Judg. 5:24)"

Continues on the fourth medallion:

"ט סיון 7765" "9 of Sivan 5677 [1917]"

The fifth medallion is decorated with a Star of David which has an inscription in square filled letters and reads: "ציון" "Zion" Between the medallions and the arches there are leaves. The upper and lower bands are decorated with grooves. The coronet has wavy edges decorated with the same crest pattern of the base. A bar with rectangular holes for the staves is attached across the lower part of the coronet.