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Torah Shield

Culture: Jewish
Medium: Silver gilt
Place Made: Austro-Hungarian Empire
Dates: late 19th century
Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 1 in. (36.5 x 27.3 x 2.5cm)
Inscriptions: Inscribed on finial in Hebrew: "For Yom Kippur" [see catalogue sheet for Hebrew]
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: L50.26.2
Credit Line: Loaned by Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc.
Image: Overall, L50.26.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Torah Shield, silver gilt, cartouche form, crown finial, crest ornamented with applied drapery on both sides of cartouche, bottom decorated with scrolls, on center Tablets of the Law flanked by lions standing on vines, under Tablets Hebrew inscription reads: "For Yom Kippur." Condition: Good. Gilt slightly worn.

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