Obj. ID: 10512
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials, Israel/Eretz Israel

The silver rimon consists of a shaft, a body a head and an apex.## The cylindrical shaft is topped by a concave knob. The shaft bears a dedicatory inscription. The body consists of a concave base and a conical main section. The base bears a floral pattern, while the main section is depicts the Tables of the Covenant, surrounded by floral patterns. Four rings are attached to the bottom of the main part. Bells hang from some of them, although some bells are missing. The lower part of the conical undulating head bears a pattern of leaves and the upper part bears a geometric pattern. Four rings with bells hanging from chains, are attached to the lower edge. A globular apex surmounts the head. The dedicatory inscription is engraved in linear letters, and reads: אלו הרימונים מתנדבים## רפאל כהן בן אסתר## וקלרה כהן הי!ו )ה' יהיהו ויזכהו( ##לא ימכר ולא יגאל## קל!ה)קודש לה'( !Those rimonim are donated by## Raphael Cohen son of Esther## and Clara Cohen, may the Lord sustain him and grant him favour (int.),## they will not be sold nor profaned, ##dedicated to the Lord (int.)