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Pair of Torah finials
Iranian
late 19th or early 20th century
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ethan Katsh and Beverly Schwartz in memory of Estelle and Abraham Katsh—Katsh Family Judaica Collection
Accession Number2023.580.1-2
ClassificationsRitual objects
InscriptionsOn body: “And this is the Torah (law) which Moses set before the children of Israel” (Deut. 4:44)
ProvenanceBetween about 1950 and 1970, acquired in Israel by Dr. Abraham I. Katsh (b. 1907 – d. 1998), New York; 1998, by inheritance to his son, Ethan Katsh, Needham, MA; 2023, gift of Ethan Katsh and Beverly Schwartz to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 2023)