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Img. ID: 4352

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 28.8.1991
The silver Torah shield is rectangular and terminates with a semicircular arch. It consists of a plate. In the center are depicted the Tablets of the Covenant inscribed with the opening words of the Decalouge, five on each side. The tables are flanked by the figures of Aaron on right and of Moses on left (12538). Surmounting the Tablets is a cartouche with flowers extending from it's border, it bears an inscription written in square filled letters and it reads: "י-ה-ו-ה"## "?? ??" Flowering branches extend from the cartouche. A surmounting crown is located in the arch. It consists of a foliate and openwork oval pattern. Two similar, smaller crowns flank the cartouche. Two spiral columns flank the lower motif. Their square bases consist of a tablet flower surmounting an inscription of the date written in square outline letters. It reads from the right: "תקס ## לפק"## "[5]560 (1800)" The tablets are mounted over a blank rectangular cartouche. A beaded band frames the the shield. There are three holes for a hanging chain, located at each upper corner and at the top of the arch.
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Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1800
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Unknown
Community type
Congregation
Unknown
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Site
Unknown
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Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Silver ## Structure: cut, hammered ## Decoration: repousse, chased, cast ## Bondings: screwed ## Inscription: engraved
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Measurements
Height
312 mm
Length
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Weight
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Panel Measurements
Condition
Good 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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Textual Content
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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
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Coin Ruler
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Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
There are three hallmarks
1. Unidentified motif within a circular frame.
2. The hallmark depicts the letter: "M" within a round frame. It is an unidentified hallmark
The hallmarks depicts the letters G,W, mounted over the letter H within a heart shaped frame. An unidentified hallmark
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
This shield is similar to shield I.J.A. 8665 J.H.I. and shares I.J.A. 11847, Ein Harod. The unclear hallmark #1 perhaps depicts a bearded man framed by a circle. This is the city hallmark for Breslau between the years 1761-1775. c.f. Hintze, 20.
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| S.H. 25.7.94
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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