Torah pointer

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Travel Torah pointer (Hebrew: yad) from the collection of the Regional Museum in Pińczów. An inscription in Hebrew is visible at the top of the handle: "Shaddai", the Almighty. The pointer has a small hole at one end for a chain, which has not survived. There is a weave at the bottom above the hand. The yad is in poor condition, with a fracture in the central, narrowest part.

The item was purchased for the collection of the Regional Museum in Pińczów, and the bidder claimed it came from Pińczów.

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Information about the object
Author/creator
unknown
Object type
handicrafts
Time of creation/dating
1st half of the 20th century
Place of creation
unknown
Technique
cast
Material
brass
Keywords
Judaism
Copyrights status
the object is not protected by copyright law
Owner
Regional Museum in Pińczów
Identification number
MP/AH/487