Torah Crown (Bolzano)
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 crown, open on the top, is distinctive to Italian Torah crowns, forming what in Hebrew is called an atarah.
Credits
Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community / The Jewish Museum, New York.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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