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Item ID | 1617 | |||
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Accession Number | 67.226 a-b |  |
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Category | Jewish Life -- Synagogue and Communal Life | |
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Item Type | Torah Finials | |
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Title | Torah finials | |
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Creation Place | Morocco, Taddana | |
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Date Created | 18th Century | |
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Physical Description | Brass, repousse and engraved, cast knobs; tapering cylindrical body with scalloped crown; above, a fluted dome with urn shape knob; five chains with bells suspended from small loops around lower edge of body; scrollling garland pattern engraved on a hatched background; cylindrical shafts with fishscale and circle design. | |
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Description | Pair of finials decorated with a crown (symbolizing the Torah), floral motifs, and bells for sound production. | |
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Medium | brass | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=1617 | |
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Link to Flickr.com | http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnesmuseum/4708938211/ | |||
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Link to related content | http://soundcloud.com/magnes/67-226 |
