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Artist Unknown
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Dordrecht, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Dordrecht, Netherlands)
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1590–1611
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These Torah finials from Cochin, India, were made around 1565. Elegant and simple, made from metal, their surfaces appear to be hammered, with one adorned with a Hebrew inscription. The earliest…
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Artist Unknown
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Cochin, Kingdom of Cochin
(Ernakulam, India)
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ca. 1565
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This Hanukkah Lamp from Poland is made from brass and would likely have been placed near the Torah ark in a synagogue. An engraved and cast eagle sits above a domed cupola, representing gratitude and…
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17th Century
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This copper Torah crown was made in Bolzano, Italy. An excellent repoussé piece, its delicate pierced and traced decorations are adorned with floral arrangements of leaves and vines. The shape of this…
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Artist Unknown
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Bolzano, Holy Roman Empire
(Bolzano, Italy)
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1698/9
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Tobias Völsch
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Hamburg, Free Imperial City of Hamburg
(Hamburg, Germany)
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Late 17th Century
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These gilt-silver finials—which bear the Hebrew calendar year of 5502 (1742)—are considered the earliest dated finials from Iraq. On top of each finial is a miniature ḥamsa, a charm in the shape of a…
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Artist Unknown
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1742
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18th Century|1728
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Michael Müllner
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Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire
(Nuremberg, Germany)
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Early 17th Century
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Artist Unknown
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
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17th Century
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Sasow, Russian Empire
(Sasiv, Ukraine)
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Late 19th–Early 20th Century