Three Torah Pointers. Palestine/Israel, [first half of 20th century / ca. mid-20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved.
1. Long Torah pointer. Upper segment of handle square, with dense vegetal pattern, surmounted by suspension ring. Lower segment cylindrical, terminating in sharp-pointed tip. Hebrew dedicatory inscription in elegant letters: "Farha daughter of Rumah […]." Length: 35.5 cm.
2. Upper segment cylindrical, with several joints, surmounted by suspension ring. Lower segment flat, tapering gently toward slightly rounded tip. Hebrew dedicatory inscription: "[...] for for the repose of […] Mas'udah daughter of Farha […]." Length: 29 cm.
3. [Iraqi Kurdistan? Israel?]. Flat elongated Torah pointer, surmounted by suspension ring. Hebrew dedicatory inscription (misspelled): "Moshav Zekhariah, shall not be sold, shall not be redeemed." Star of David near tip. On reverse side, the Hebrew letters are engraved sequentially from "aleph" to "yod," along with a Star of David and the Hebrew inscription "Sanctified to the Almighty." Length: 27.5 cm.