Lot 120
Two "Kulmus" Torah Pointers – Afghanistan / Bukhara
Two "kulmus" (reed pen) Torah pointers. Afghanistan / Bukhara or Dagestan (Central Asia), [20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved; niello.
1. [Bukhara or Afghanistan]. Flat, plain Torah pointer, undecorated. Long, rectangular handle, gently tapering toward hand. Flat hand with extended fingers and long thumb. Length: 29 cm.
2. [Bukhara or Dagestan]. Rectangular handle, surmounted by spherical ornament. Lower segment and spherical ornament decorated in vegetal and geometric patterns, with highlights blackened with niello. Upper segment undecorated. Clenched hand with long, gently flexed index finger and with cuffed wrist. Length: 19 cm.
