Pair of Torah finials. Jerusalem, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, cast, engraved, and punched.
Jerusalemite Torah finials, with a design showing evidence of both European and Oriental influences. Upper part of body in form of hexagonal crown, tapering upward. A band in the shape of a hexagonal prism separates the upper and lower halves of the body. The body is supported on a cylindrical shaft with a hexagonal, calyx-like top. Six chains with bells at their ends. Surface engraved with simple geometric and vegetal patterns. On one of the two finials, the apex or "crown" is adorned with pointed horseshoe arches, whereas on the other finial, the apex is ornamented with flowers. One of the two shafts is marked "Jerusalem" (Hebrew).
Height: 23-24 cm. Some warping and few fractures. One missing chain.