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Img. ID: 43404

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1992

The silver Torah shield is rectangular and terminates with a semi circular arch. A rectangular palque is located on the center it consist of a dedication inscription written in six lines and in square outlined letters. It reads:

זאת נדב האלוף המרומם נחום כמהורר [בן מורנו הרב רבי] כ דוד יצו [ינצרהו צורו וגואלו] בעד בנו הילד שלומה יי [אלוהים] יגדל לת ולחו למט [לתורה וחופה ולמעשים טובים]

"This was donated by the prominent Nahum son of our teacher the honourable Rabbi David, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, for his son the child Shlomo, God will raise him to Torah, Hupa and to good deeds."

The plaque is surmounted by a crown and surrounded by a scroll with leafs. The Torah shield is framed by two bands. The inner one is raised and serrated and the external with serrated edges.

Name/Title
Torah shield | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Description
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Date
Second half of the 19th century
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Material / Technique
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Material Decoration
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Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Subject
C | Crown
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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
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0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
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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
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Coin Year
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Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.
S117080