Torah crown inlaid with semiprecious stones

Unknownca. 1729

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Credit: The Stieglitz Collection was donated to the Museum with the contribution of Erica and Ludwig Jesselson, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Title: Torah crown inlaid with semiprecious stones
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: ca. 1729
Location: Poland
Type: Torah crown
Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Avshalom Avital
External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Medium: Silver, repoussé, cast, punched, engraved, and partly gilt; semiprecious stones
Inscription: Inscribed in Hebrew with quotation from Proverbs 4:2 ["Do not forsake my teaching"] and the Hebrew date of dedication
Exhibition: Highlights of the Judaica and Jewish Ethnography Collections Online
Dimensions: H: 39; Diam: 25 cm
Curator: Coen-Uzzieli, Tania

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