Torah Shield

Ze’ev ben Abraham [?]

1766

Shield with Hebrew text, gold columns, griffins, and crown on top.
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Ze’ev ben Abraham [?]

Ze’ev ben Abraham was a silversmith who is believed to have been active in Poland in the eighteenth century.

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