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Obj. ID: 11676
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  Torah finials, Israel, 1961-1965

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1989

The silver rimon cinsists of a shaft,a body and a head. The tapering cylindrical shaft is encircled by a ring at its bottom.A spheroid capital is mounted over the shaft. The shaft bears a dedicatory inscription. The body consist of two flat,openwork star of david sircumscribed by a circle,wich are not overlapping each other.The centre of the Star^of^David bears the inscription: !ציון! !Zion! The conical head terminates with radiating foliate.

The dedicatory insription reads:

! ליקב!ה צוה לתקן רחנואל בן המ' ## חכם גואל ננ!ו נגאם - ה')ת(שכ!א ה' אייר בשבת הגד)ז(לן !

! (Dedicated) to the Lord comanded to reper Rahanuel son of the one who found mercy ## the rabbi Go'el ??? Nagam - 5(400)321, 5 Iyar in Shabat Hagadol (= 21.4.1961) !

ליקב!ה צווה לתקן לחנואל בן הנ!י חכם ## גואל נגונגאת השכתה' חודש אייר בשבת הגד)ז(לן!

The same dedicatory inscription except the date: 7.5.1965 (The dates do not coordinate with the inscription) and the name!Nagunagat!.

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