Splendid Metal Seal of Chevras Gomlei Chessed of the Churvah Shul. Jerusalem, circa 1884
This seal features a large and ornate relief of the Gomlei Chessed Society of the Churvah shul of Rabbi Yehuda HaChassid. It is extremely rare to find a seal as beautiful and detailed as this among 19th century Jerusalem seals.
Description:
Engraved in Hebrew font on the top of the seal, inside a crowned oval, are the words “
Seal of the Chessed Society of the Chur[vah] of Rabbi Y[ehuda] HaCh[assid], z”l [may his memory be blessed].” Below, engraved images of the Kosel and Har Habayis appear along with the words “Kosel Hamaaravi, in the holy city of City of Jerusalem, may she be built and established.” The year 5644 (1884) is embossed below. Encircling all this is the verse, “If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a collateral, return it to him by sunset.” (Shemos 22:25)
Bordering all of it is an inscription in German, “SIEGER GOMLEI CHESSED VEREIN IN JERUSALEM.”
See similar items in the Feuchtwanger collection, pages 196-200.
Condition: Good; wooden handle missing.
Diameter: 5 cm
Weight: 84 grams
Provenance: Yechezkel Toporowitch Collection
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