Flat body engraved with Hebrew inscription, with rosette at midpoint terminating in articulated hand. Length: 10.5 inches.
AUCTION 59 |
Thursday, June 20th,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art
Lot 111
AFGHAN SILVER TORAH POINTER.
Flat body engraved with Hebrew inscription, with rosette at midpoint terminating in articulated hand. Length: 10.5 inches.
c. 1900
Est: $800 - $1,200
PRICE REALIZED $750
For other Torah pointers from the ancient - and now entirely dispersed - Jewish community of Afghanistan, see Israel Museum Catalogue, Afghanistan: The Synagogue and Jewish Home (1991) nos. 29-37.