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Pair of Torah finials (rimonim)
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Andrea Zambelli "L'Honnesta" (Italian, active 1732–1772)
Public domain photograph of Italian artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Public domain photograph of Italian art, object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
These tippets were originally made in the form of pomegranate fruit, similar to the gold ornaments on the garments of the high priest of the Temple in Jerusalem.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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Date
1740 - 1749
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
