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Torah Finials
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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, crafted from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…

Contributor:

Artist Unknown

Places:

Cochin, Cochin (Ernakulam, India)

Date:

ca. 1565

Subjects:

Ritual object, Cochini, Migration, Ritual & observance, Crafts

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Ritual Objects, Decorative Arts
Two finials with Hebrew inscription on one.