Two Torah pointers engraved with inscriptions commemorating members of the Hajaj and Zeitoun families, both prominent rabbinical families from Tunisia. Tunisia, [20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved.
1. Movable upper joint, attached by hinge. Upper portion of handle cylindrical; lower portion flat and rectangular, tapering toward wrist. Hand clenched, with long, gently flexed index finger and with cuffed wrist. Engraved vegetal patterns on one side, and engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on the other: "To the [peaceful] rest of Meiro Hajejaj [sic], may he rest in Eden… the month of Elul." Length: 25 cm. Good condition.
2. Movable upper joint, attached by hinge. Upper portion of handle cylindrical; lower portion flat, wide, in the form of a stylized tree, tapering toward wrist. Hand clenched, with long, gently flexed index finger and with cuffed wrist. Engraved vegetal patterns on one side, and engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on the other: "To the [peaceful] rest of Miyoto (?) Zeitoun, may he rest in Eden, the 6th of Iyar 5705 [1945], Ya'akov Zeitoun, may he rest in Eden, the 6th of Shevat 5711 [1951]." Length: 26 cm. Good condition.
Purchased in Tunis, Tunisia, November 2005.