pointing proper right hand with slightly crooked index finger on end of lobed handle with linear and floral designs; chain at opposite end

Yad (Torah pointer), c. 1870

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Yad (Torah pointer) (#797)
Details
Title
Yad (Torah pointer)
Role
Artist
Accession Number
98.156.2a,b
Provenance
(William Gross, Tel Aviv, Israel); Purchased by the MIA in 1998.
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pointing proper right hand with slightly crooked index finger on end of lobed handle with linear and floral designs; chain at opposite end