- Object Name:
- Torah Shield
- Place Made:
- Italy
- Date:
- 1707/08 or 1847/48 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Silver: chased and engraved
- Dimensions:
- 3 3/4 × 5 in. (9.5 × 12.7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
- Accession Number:
- F 4071
Not On View
One of the Hebrew letters used in the year featured in the inscription appears to have been modified in order to date the Torah shield to an earlier period - Consequently, the Torah shield is dated to 1707/08 but it might have originally dated to 1847/48 -
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.