![Torah shield. Acre, Eretz Israel, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (unmarked).
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![Torah shield. Acre, Eretz Israel, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (unmarked).
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Auction 103 Part 1 Jewish Ceremonial Art | Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts | Engravings and Graphic Art | Ketubot | Hebraica
Torah Shield – Acre, Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Torah shield. Acre, Eretz Israel, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (unmarked).
Small Torah shield, shaped as a multi-lobed pointed arch. At center, a Star of David within a circular frame, surrounded by vegetal motifs. Around the central ornament is an engraved dedicatory inscription:
"Sanctified / to the Holy Community of Acre… from the elder woman M. Shkhuna Tama [sic], for the elevation of the soul of her grandson, the young man who passed away in his youth in Damascus / David son of Yonah L’Cohen...".
"Sanctified / to the Holy Community of Acre… from the elder woman M. Shkhuna Tama [sic], for the elevation of the soul of her grandson, the young man who passed away in his youth in Damascus / David son of Yonah L’Cohen...".
Lower section fitted with ten hooks bearing silver rings and round pendants. Suspension chain attached.
Height (including pendants): 20 cm. Width: 13 cm. Good condition.
Torah Scroll Ornaments
Torah Scroll Ornaments