Torah Crown, 1969
Moshe Zabari (Israeli, born 1935)
Silver: raised and forged; pearls
16 x 15 1/2 x 8 in. (40.6 x 39.4 x 20.3 cm.)
Gift of the Albert A. List Family
JM 85-69 ' ; $object_caption = 'Torah Crown, 1969
Moshe Zabari
Silver: raised and forged; pearls

JM 85-69 ' ; $object_summary = 'In celebration of the holidays, the Torah crown replaces the finials, which are used on ordinary Sabbaths. In the purity of its forms and its emphasis on function, the Zabari Torah crown conforms to the modernist aesthetic. Whereas on older crowns the utilitarian tubes that fit the crown to the staves are hidden, on the Zabari crown they are in the open, drawing attention to the staves, known in Hebrew as \'trees of life.\'

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