Beschreibung:

Torah Shield. [Galicia, 1842]. Silver, repoussé, cut and engraved. Filigree. A rectangular and arched shield made of two layers: gilt -plate with latticed filigree on top. In the center of the shield is a medallion shaped as the Tablets of the Law with engraved initial words of the Ten Commandments. At the base of the tablets appears an engraved verse: "Torat Hashem Temima Meshivat Nefesh" with emphasis on the letters that compose the year תר"ב i(1842). Three small medallions, round, with an arrow, an arch and a scepter set with filigree. Suspension chain. 16X13.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Bends. The latticed filigree is attached to the plate with pins, some lacking. Breaks at corners. Slight soldering repairs. One of the chain's links (on the ) is lacking. Literature: Treasures of the Torah, from the Collection of the Historical Treasures, Museum of the Ukraine, 2000, item no. 35.