Obj. ID: 14993
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah finials, Yemen

The Rimon consists of a shaft, a body, a head and an apex. The shaft is faceted and is decorated alternately by zigzaged lines with circles between them. At the head of the shaft there is a circlet composed of two parts and decorated at the edges with vertical lines and at the top and bottom with a floral motif. ##The conal shaped body is composed of two parts both of which are encircled by three strips. The first strip of the bottom part is decorated with leaves, the second is decorated at the edges with triangular shapes and circles, the third strip is decorated with leaves and branches. The first strip on the top part of the body is decorated with a zigzaged pattern of leaves, the second strip with scrolls, and the third strip repeats the first. At the connecting point between both parts of the body there are alternating rings and half globes. Chains with globular bells hang from the rings. The conal shaped head is circumfered at the bottom half with zigzaged lines, circles and floral motifs. The center is decorated with vertical and horizontal lines. The top part is decorated in three strips, the first strip with ovals, the second with floral scrolls,and the third with leaves that radiate from the center. ##The apex is faceted.