Yad (Torah pointer)

NameTorah pointer

Artist or maker Ben-Zion David

CultureIsraeli-Yeminite

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)

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.