Auction 59 · Lot 111
Flat body engraved with Hebrew inscription, with rosette at midpoint terminating in articulated hand. Length: 10.5 inches.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $750
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
AFGHAN SILVER TORAH POINTER.
Publication
c. 1900
summary
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.