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Jewish art > Synagogue furnishings > Torah ornaments

Preferred term

Torah ornaments  

Definition

  • Specifically, the finials (rimmonim), crowns (atarah or keter), breastplates or shields (tas) and pointers (yad) which embellish Torah scrolls or, in the case of pointers, are used while reading it

Broader concept

Notation

  • 118226

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-S86BTXNT-C

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