Pair of Torah finials. Southern Yemen (rural Yemen), [early 20th century].
Sheet silver, cut, soldered, punched, and engraved; granulation.
Pair of small, lightweight Yemenite Torah finials, made from sheet silver. Conical head surmounted by tapering dome. Body in form of inverted cone. Polygonal shaft. Surface densely and entirely filled with patterns consisting of lines, dots, and diamond shapes. Chains with bells.
See similar Torah finials originating from the city of Aden, Yemen, on the website of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Center for Jewish Art (CJA), item nos. 12864, 12865.
Height: 19-19.5 cm. Warping. Old soldering repairs.
This particular pair of Torah finials was displayed at the exhibition entitled "The Yemenites, Two Thousand Years of Jewish Culture," curated by Ester
Muchawsky-Schnapper, at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, in the year 2000.