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Torah Finials (Morocco)
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Inscriptions on the stems of these silver Torah finials indicate that they were made by Joseph Arvatz and Chaim Maman in Morocco, and inscriptions on their rims state that they were owned by Rabbi…

Contributor:

Joseph Arvatz, Chaim Maman

Places:

Date:

1740

Subjects:

Ritual object, Synagogue, Sephardi

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Two finials engraved with designs on the base and minaret-shaped tops with Hebrew text visible through cut-out windows.