Torah pointer, Afghanistan, early 20th century.
Engraved silver.
The pointer is a flat rod, pointed at the ends. In the center of the pointer, there is an engraving of a bird flanked by two gazelles, surrounded by fish. Two fish are engraved at one end, and a flower on the other. In the center of the pointer a Hebrew verse is inscribed.
Length: 34 cm.
For a similar object see: Zohar Hanegbi and Bracha Yaniv, Afghanistan, Jerusalem, 1991, object no. 30.