Obj. ID: 1164
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah coronet, Turkey, 1906
The silver cylindrical coronet is divided into two parts: a base and an upper part. The base is decorated with a foliate scroll. A convex band in the upper part of the base bears an inscription in square filled letters which reads circumferly:
"ק"ק )קהל קדוש( ביקור חולים יב"ץ )יראו בנחמת ציון( שנת 6665"
"The holy congregation Bikur Holim may they witness the comfort of Zion. The year [5]666 (1906)"
The upper part is decorated with indivindual palmette and "s" scroll units which are joined at the top by three petals. The unit alternates with a stemmed flower. The area below is filled with a geometric pattern The upper edges are decorated with three bands: The lower band consists of a pattern of three grooves within an upsidedown arch. The middle band consists of a pattern of Hering-bones. The upper band is smooth. A bar with holes for the staves is attached across the lower part of the coronet.