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Pair of Torah finials (rimonim)

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Pair of Torah finials (rimonim)

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These tippets were originally made in the form of pomegranate fruit, similar to the gold ornaments on the garments of the high priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Rimonim are traditionally decorated with bells, in memory of the bells that adorned the hem of the high priest's garment.

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1896
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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