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Item ID | 1855 | |||
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Accession Number | 77.256 |  |
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Category | Jewish Life -- Synagogue and Communal Life | |
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Item Type | Torah Pointer | |
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Title | Torah pointer with hand-shaped tip and enclosed wooden bead | |
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Creation Place | Eastern Europe | |
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Date Created | 1701 - 1800 | |
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Physical Description | Carved and gilded wood with (broken) hand-shaped tip; square section shaft hollowed at center to form a cage for an enclosed ball; gilded inscription in Hebrew letters; metal loop at top with braided cord inserted. | |
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Description | Wooden Torah pointer with hand-shaped tip and enclosed wooden bead for sound production, inscribed in Hebrew: תורה צוה לנו משה (torah tzivah lanu mosheh; "Moses commanded us the Torah," Deuteronomy 33:4). | |
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Medium | wood, gilt | |
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Script | Hebrew | |
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Language | Hebrew | |
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Link to this Item | http://magnesalm.org/notebook_fext.asp?site=magnes&book=1855 | |
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Link to Flickr.com | http://www.flickr.com/photos/magnesmuseum/4708964039/ | |||
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Link to related content | http://soundcloud.com/magnes/77-256 |
