Img. ID: 189588
The silver Torah finials consist of a shaft,a body and an apex.##The cylindrical tapering shaft is encircled at the bottom by a grooved ring and is mounted by a wavy circlet. The globular body is composed of two semicircles joined by a band decorated with a pattern of a flower encircled by two cresents and a dot between them. There are five holes in the band. The body is decorated with scrolls. An oval bouquet of flowers and a pair of leafs with a bud are placed alternatly between the scrolls. The apex is an upside down cresent, topped by a star.
Name/Title
Torah finials | *Synagogue Objects | Torah finials
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Category
Material / Technique
Metal
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
380mm (overall);223mm (shaft)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
280mm (overall);90mm (shaft)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
The shaft body and appex are crooked. The chains and bells are missing.
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
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
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Author of description
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Object Copyright
Sc_373
Negative/Photo. No.
S069036