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Torah mantle Rome, Italy Early 18th century |
The Corcos Wrapper (mappah) for Torah Rome, Italy ca. 1728 |
Italian Torah Ornaments |
Torah ark doors from the synagogue of Rabbi Moses Isserles (the Rema) Kraków, Poland Early 17th century Artists: Zalman, Hayim, and Anya(?) Schnitzer and Welwel K.S. |
Pappenheim set of Torah ornaments: finials, shield, and pointer Frankfurt am Main, Germany Silversmith: Jacob Posen |
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Torah crown and finials Aden, Southern Yemen Second half of the 19th century |
Tevah (reader's desk) Sana'a, Yemen 18th century |
Torah pointers Derbent, Dagestan |
Torah shield Shekhem (Nablus), Land of Israel 16th century (?) |
Torah shield Shekhem (Nablus), Land of Israel 16th century (?) |
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Torah shield Shekhem (Nablus), Land of Israel 16th century (?) |
Inscription from Torah ark in the Ben Ezra Synagogue Fustat (Old Cairo), Egypt 13th century |
Torah mantle and finials Sefrou, Morocco |
Torah finials Turkey 19th century |
Torah shield Turkey ca. 1865 |
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Torah shield made out of the back of a mirror Turkey Late 19th century |
Torah shield made out of the back of a mirror Turkey Late 19th - early 20th century |
Torah shield Turkey 19th century |
Torah shield Turkey 19th century |
Crescent-shaped Torah shield Turkey ca. 1944 |
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Torah mantle Turkey Late 19th – early 20th century |
Torah case with crown and shield Turkey ca. 1874 |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
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Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
Torah binder (faša) Turkey 19th-20th century |
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Torah ark curtain embroidered with Eternal Light Turkey ca. 1884 |
Dedicatory plaques for the synagogue Ioannina, Greece 18th – early 20th century |
Eternal light for the synagogue Izmir, Turkey ca. 1877 |
Torah crown and finials Turkey ca. 1884 |
Italian Torah ornaments |
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Torah crown Venice, Italy 18th century |
Torah finials Venice, Italy 18th century |
Synagogue eternal light Italy ca. 1855 |
Synagogue eternal light Turin, Italy Early 19th century |
Torah pointer with the coat of arms of the Baraffael Family Rome, Italy |
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Synagogue decoration Northern Italy |
Basket-shaped Torah crown, finials, and pointer Vienna, Austria 1857-58 |
Torah shield Vienna, Austria Silversmith: Reiner |
Torah finials Vienna, Austria ca. 1868 |
Torah crown Podvoloczyska, Galicia, Austria-Hungary ca. 1900 |
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Torah shield decorated with Torah ark Poland ca. 1820 |
Torah crown with lions and birds Poland ca. 1815 |
Torah crown with depiction of animals Poland (?) ca. 1797 |
Torah shield with a double-headed eagle Ukraine (?) 18th century |
Torah shield Ukraine (?) |
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Torah shield decorated with Torah Ark Poland ca. 1785 |
Torah finials Algeria ca. 1869 Silversmith: Joseph Mamun |
Torah ark curtain Prague, Bohemia ca. 1854 |
Torah mantle Poland 18th century (?) |
Torah crown inlaid with semiprecious stones Poland ca. 1729 |
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Torah crown with vine scrolls Poland ca. 1764 Silversmith: Pinhas ben Meir |
Torah crown with eagle, griffins and lions Poland ca. 1726 Silversmith: B. Werbtch |
Torah crown decorated with pinecone Poland ca. 1841 |
Torah finials and pointer Warsaw, Poland Mid-18th century, dedicated 1927 |
Torah shield with griffins Poland 18th century |
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Torah shield Warsaw, Poland Mid-18th century |
Torah finials Fürth, Germany 18th century |
Torah finials Augsburg, Germany |
Torah shield decorated with four crowns Hamburg, Germany Late 17th century Silversmith: Tobias Völsch |
Torah shield with the zodiac signs and scenes from Genesis Augsburg, Germany Silversmith: Johann Christoph Drentwett (1686–1763) |
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Torah shield with depictions of Moses and Aaron Nuremberg, Germany Late 17th century Silversmith: Joh(ann) Leonh(ard) Eyssler (active 1665–1708) |
Torah shield with three medallions Berlin, Germany Silversmith: Johann August Gebhardt (1790–1860) |
Torah mantle with depiction of the Tent of Meeting Southern Germany 18th century |
Torah ark curtain Mannheim (?) , Germany ca. 1728 |
Torah mantle of the Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) Society Biebrich, Germany ca. 1749 |
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Torah ark decoration with Ten Commandments Brückenau, Germany 19th century |
Torah case Yemen 19th century |
Torah finials Sana'a, Northern Yemen ca. 1900 Silversmith: Yehudah Giyath |
Torah finials Sana'a, Northern Yemen Early 20th century |
Torah finials Habban, Eastern Yemen Mid-20th century |
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Torah finials Aden, Southern Yemen Early 20th century |
Torah finials Radaa’, Eastern Yemen Late 19th century (?) |
Torah finials Yemen Early 20th century Silversmith: ‘Azri Giyath |
Torah finials in Yemenite style Jerusalem Late 19th - early 20th century |
Kerchief (tallit) Sana'a, Northern Yemen Early 20th century |
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Torah scroll case and ornaments Afghanistan 20th century |
Torah scroll case Persia ca. 1913 |
Torah finials Kangan, Persia Late 18th - early 19th century |
Torah finials Persia 19th century |
Torah finials Persia 19th century (?) |
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Torah finials Kurdistan ca. 1929 |
Torah finials Iraqi Kurdistan ca. 1863 |
Torah finials
Persia ca. 1921 |
Torah finials Iraq ca. 1742 |
Torah finials Iraq (?) |
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Torah finials in paisley leaf shape Yazd, Persia ca. 1927 |
Synagogue inscription panel Isfahan, Persia 18th-19th century |
Torah scroll case Syria ca. 1923 |
Torah scroll case decorated with a palm tree Egypt ca. 1903 |
Torah scroll case with a red crown Egypt ca. 1919 |
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Torah finials Cairo, Egypt |
Torah finials Egypt Early 20th century |
Torah curtain made from the robe of R. Yeruham Shabbetai Eliashar Jerusalem ca. 1921 |
Tower-shaped Torah finials Amsterdam, Netherlands Second half of the 18th century Silversmith: probably Willem Hendrik Rosier (1707–1775) |
Tower-shaped Torah finials Utrecht, Netherlands Mid-18th century Silversmith: Samuel Fockenberg II (active 1740–87) |
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Torah finials Rotterdam, Netherlands Silversmith: Johannes Brouwer (active 1778/1779 – 1796) |
Torah finials Netherlands Late 17th - early 18th century Silversmith: Pieter Van Hoven (?) |
Torah finials of the Ashkenazi congregation of Amsterdam Netherlands 17th–18th century |
Torah mantle with depictions of Jacob's Dream and the Binding of Isaac Netherlands ca. 1763 |
Torah ark curtain with the emblem of the Sephardic Jewish Community Netherlands 17th century |
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Synagogue lamp North Africa Late 19th century |
Cylindrical Torah scroll case Tripoli, Libya Silversmith: Raphael ‘Aton |
Torah crown Tripoli, Libya |
Torah crown Gabes, Tunisia Early 20th century (?) |
Torah crown North Africa Early 20th century (?) |
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Torah finials Tripoli, Libya Late 19th century (?) |
Raccah family Torah scroll case and ornaments Tripoli, Libya Early 20th century |
Torah scroll wrapper Djerba, Tunisia Late 19th - early 20th century |
Torah finials (tappuhim) made of women’s jewelry Sefrou, Morocco Late 19th century |
Torah finials (tappuhim) with horseshoe-shaped windows Erfoud, תפילאלת, Morocco Late 19th – early 20th century |
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Torah finials (tappuhim) made of women’s jewelry Assrir, Morocco Early 20th century |
Lattice-work Torah finial Demnate, Morocco Late 19th century |
Lattice-work Torah finial Tahala, Morocco Late 19th century |
Torah finials (tappuhim) with horseshoe-shaped windows Fez or Meknes, Morocco Late 19th century |
Memorial lamp for the synagogue Sefrou, Morocco Early 20th century |
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Memorial lamp for the synagogue Morocco Early 20th century |
Torah finials (tappuhim) with horseshoe-shaped windows Fez or Meknes, Morocco Late 19th century Silversmiths: Mordecai Attia and Isaac Aravatz (?) |
Torah finials (tappuhim) with horseshoe-shaped windows Fez or Meknes, Morocco Late 19th century |
Torah pointer Yemen 19th century |
