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Torah Shield, Dedicated to Sarel bat Moses Tsoref, from Her Husband
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This seventeenth-century silver repoussé and partly gilt Torah shield from Germany is inlaid with semi-precious stones. In the center of the shield appear the ten commandments in a Hebrew inscription…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Holy Roman Empire (Germany)

Date:

17th Century

Subjects:

Ritual object, Ritual & observance, Synagogue, Marriage, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects
Shield with decorative border inlaid with semi-precious stones and adorned with lions and crown at top, column on left and plaque in middle with Hebrew text.