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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 04.85
Name/Title
Shomer HaBrit | Unknown
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
20th century
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period Detail
Collection
Israel | Sc_082
| 18
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver
Material Stucture
cut
Material Decoration
engraved
Material Bonding
none
Material Inscription
engraved
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
Width
340 mm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
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
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
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
Summary and Remarks

Shomer HaBrit, namely the Covenant Keeper (based on Neh. 9:32), is the name attributed to the prophet Elijah, who according to tradition should attend each and every circumcision ceremony (Pirkei De'Rabbi Eliezer, 28). However, the title inscribed on Elbaz shield bears a double meaning and it also refers to the function of the shield during the ceremony. The shields are used to protect the baby's glans during the removal of the foreskin. Thus, the Circumcision Keeper is used not only as a title for Elijah, but also literally: the protector. As for their shape see, Circumcision shield, Sc.82(PC)-18). 

Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
• Berger, Natalia. "Instruments for Circumcision-Ritual Objects or Surgical Tools?." In Rimonim (5, 1997). Ed. Sabar, Shalom, 29-42. Jerusalem: Society for Jewish Art. In Hebrew. • Eudel, Paul. Dictionnaire des Bijoux de l'Afrique du Nord. Ernest Leroux, Éditeur, 1906. In French. • Sabar, Shalom. "Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Childhood." In The Life Cycle. Ed. Sabar Shalom, 14-91. Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institue for Study of Jewish Communities in the East, 2006. In Hebrew.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Yemima Leben | 04.85
Author of description
Ariella Amar | 06.11
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
Dvora Sax | 10.11
Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
S046373