Spice box (besamim)
ante 1942
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
Yad
Part of the collection: Torah scrolls in the POLIN museum collection
Popularization note
The presented object is a pointer with two decorative nodes – in the middle of the shaft and at its top – and a chain at the last thickening, ending with a palm of a hand with an extended index finger. The part of the handle closer to the palm is round in cross-section, the other part is square in cross-section.
The yad bears a proprietary inscription in Hebrew, informing that it belongs to the synagogue in Nowe Miasto. Similar inscriptions were often a practice identifying objects with a specific Jewish community. Donated by the North American Council for the legacy of Polish Jews.
NR
Information about the object
Information about this object
Yad
Author / creator
unknown
Dimensions
cały obiekt: height: 23 cm, width: 3,5 cm
Technique
soldering, engraving, polishing, chiselling, casting
Material
silver
Creation time / dating
1801 — 1900
Creation / finding place
powstanie: unknown
Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M142
Location / status
object is not displayed now
