
Torah Shield
ca 1779 — 1780
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
Digital documentation under development
Part of the collection: Quarts for ritual ablutions
The presented object comes from the 18th or 19th century. It is a copper vessel with a barrel-shaped belly. The upper edge is folded up. Two s-shaped handles are fixed with rivets.The upper part of the lug has two rivets placed horizontally on an additional bar of the handle, the lower part is volute-shaped and fastened with one. Handles are placed side by side, and the upper part is under the upper edge.
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Author / creator
Dimensions
cały obiekt: height: 172 cm, width: 19,5 cm
Object type
vessel (container)
Technique
embossing on the wheel
Material
brass
Creation time / dating
Creation / finding place
Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
Location / status
unknown
ca 1779 — 1780
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
unknown
ante 1850 — 1939
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
unknown
ca 1901 — 1950
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
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