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Torah finials from Turin, Italy. 1816/17 (date of inscription). Silver: cast, chased, pierced, parcel-gilt; glass.
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Torah finials from Turin, Italy. 1816/17 (date of inscription). Silver: cast, chased, pierced, parcel-gilt; glass.
Rimonim, Afghanistan, date unknown
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14k yellow gold set with rubies, £749
Torah finials made in Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (now Israel), late 19th-early 20th century. Silver: chased and cast.
These finials belong to a very specific group of Judaica items from Jerusalem, made by "Mughrabi" and other smiths in Jerusalem c. 1900, catering particularly to the tourist trade. Some examples have found their way to communities in North Africa, probably brough back by Jewish pilgrims.
Torah finials, Zarqan, Iran, 1916 CE
Torah finials, China, 1880 CE
These rimonim were made in China and were likely used by a Baghdadi community somewhere in Southeast Asia, though we don't know where exactly.
Rimonim (Torah finials), Iraq, date unknown