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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1997
The faceted Torah case consists of a body and a coronet. The Torah case is divided into two vertical halves at the centre of its front facet, while the back facet is separate from the body and attached to each half of the case by hinges. The case is composed of twelve facets and is encircle, at its upper and lower edges by two strips creating two friezes. The outer, stepped strips are wider than the inner ones. Similar narrow strips also frame each facet. The openwork coronet is composed of twelve units which continues the body’s facets. Each facet is shaped as a scrolled harp. Knobs for hanging the Torah wrapper are set within the upper frieze. The inner face of the Torah case is plain wood. Each half has a double shelf, at bottom and top. The bottom space is blocked by a bar with a rectangular opening for inserting the hands when raising the Torah. A bar with eight holes blocks the space between the upper shelf and ceiling, Two holes for inserting the Torah scroll staves appear at the bottom and top.
Name/Title
Torah case | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
19??
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Historical Origin
Unknown
Location
Unknown |
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
sawed, nailed, carved
Material Decoration
carved
Material Bonding
nailed, glued, hinged
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
889 mm (general), 715 mm (body), 175 mm (coronet)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
364 mm
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
Textual Content
Unknown |
Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Sharon Weiser |
Author of description
Efrat Assaf-Shapira |
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar |
Language Editor
Judith Cardozo |
Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
S075257