Yad (Torah pointer)
Maker
Ben-Zion David
Datec. 2010
Place madeJaffe, Israel, Middle East, Asia
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 x 1 x 13/16 in. (42.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm)
ClassificationsCeremonial use
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2011.53.2
Object numberFA.2011.53.2
DescriptionSlender pointed tube of increasing diameters, with a tiny pointing hand at the end, and an ornate, hollow, slightly flattened silver filigree handle set with two garnets at the other. From the top of the handle handa a silver chain, finished with a round filigree ball with a granulated tip. The ground of the filigree handle is decorated with swirling S-like forms, above which are located elongated forms above and below the garnets (one on each side), with floral forms on the alternate sides.On View
Not on view
Henry Earlich
Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)
Artist unrecorded
