Three Torah pointers ("qlam des-sifer"). Morocco, [20th century].
1. Silver, cast and engraved. Cylindrical handle decorated with stripes and hatching. Clenched hand with elongated index finger. Chain attached to apical ring. Silver plaque suspended on chain, with engraved dedicatory Hebrew inscription (on both sides): "Servant of the Almighty, the Hakham… Rabbi Aharon Ben-Hemo, may he rest in Eden / he and his wife, Aisha Ben-Hemo, may she rest in Eden." Length: 19 cm, including chain: 45 cm.
2. Silver, cast and engraved. Handle mostly plain, with hatched-pattern joint. Clenched hand with elongated index finger and hatched-pattern cuff. Dedicatory Hebrew inscription (using customary abbreviations): "Servant of the Almighty, Avraham Halevy, may the Lord maintain him and protect him." Wrist lace attached to apical ring. Length: 20 cm.
3. Brass, cast and engraved. Handle with geometric, linear, and hatched-pattern decoration. Clenched hand with flexed index finger and with cuff. Dedicatory Hebrew inscription (using customary abbreviations), in which the Torah pointer is referred to as a "moreh, " i.e., "guide": "This is to 'guide' the [Heavenward] rise of the spirit of the Wise and Discerning, His Honor Rabbi David Banon, may he rest in Eden." Length: 20 cm.

Moroccan Torah pointers are usually flat, and, unlike its counterparts in other parts of the Jewish world – in which, apart from the index finger, the "hand" is depicted as a clenched fist – here the hand is flat, with fingers extended, to give the appearance of a "hamsa" symbol. In Moroccan Judaeo-Arabic, this type of object is termed "qlam des-sifer, " or, as is implied in a dedicatory inscription on one particular Torah pointer in this lot, a "moreh" (i.e., "guide").