1. Torah pointer. Ottoman Empire, today Turkey, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved (marked with a tughra seal, and another mark).
With a particularly long, slender, rectangular (cuboid) handle (characteristic of Torah pointers originating from the Ottoman Empire), with a large and elegant cuff, and a large, broad hand, with five fingers arranged in the form of a “hamsa” (hand). The hand is adorned on either side with vegetal patterns, and inscribed with the (Hebrew) biblical inscription: “The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul” (Psalms 19:8).
Length: 34 cm.

2. Torah pointer. Yazd, Iran, [1928].
Silver, cast, engraved, and pierced.
Long, slender Torah pointer. Central segment of handle cylindrical and spiraling. Large cuff and large hand, with four fingers arranged in the form of a “hamsa” (hand). With (Hebrew) inscriptions (incl. dedicatory inscription and biblical verses) engraved on handle and on hand: “… brought by Sasson… Sarka [?] Gehat, the Had Kuli Synagogue, Yazd… [1928]...”
Length: 20.5 cm.

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