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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev,
The twelve-faceted wooden Torah case consists of a body and a crown. It is painted with colors. The case opens into two semicircle halves, in the middle of the front facet. the front is fastened with hook and eye while the back facet is hingd with six interlocking metal rings, three on each side of the sixth (?) facet. There are two wooden annulets, one around the bottom of the case and one around the top. They were originally blue, but the paint has rubbed off. The body is decorated. each facet is painted with blue flowers and stems on an orange background, separated by gold bands. Each facet is decorated with an identical design, but the colors alternate. The overall design consists of three friezes, separated by two horizontal bands. The lower frieze consists of a flower-like amphora from which sprouts a single stem bearing five flowers. The second frieze consists of daisies set in interlocking loops. The uppermost band consists of the same vase and flower motif with daisies above, this time connected with the interlocking loops vertically. The body is surmounted by a carved floral crown. The inner face is plain. The hollow bottom has a shelf with a hole in it for the wooden rods. Two insert holes for the rods are at the top of the case.## There is a sticker on the front that is partially effaced. What is left reads: "With the help of the holy to the salvation.../ Mevorach, son of Elihau De'i, may the Lord sustain him and grant him favor, Menzel Nabeul, in Tunisia, may he build our city, Amen. Inside is a similar sticker. All that is left that can be read is: De'i ... and sons "בע"הי )בעזרת השם יתברך( הקדש לישועה... מבורך בן אליהו ד'ע' הי"ו )השם ישמרהו ויצילהו( מנזל נאב יעא תוניזי"##בתוך התיק על מדבקה כתוב: "אלו ד'ע'... ובניו"
Name/Title
Torah Case | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1900?
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
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Community type
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Congregation
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Period Detail
Documentation / Research project
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Material / Technique
Wood##Structure: carved##Decoration: painted##Bonding: nailed
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
630(Body)##120(crown)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
342(body)##342(crown)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Parts of the crown are missing and crude repairs have been made. It seems that the case was originally longer and then cut down, because of the lack of symmetry of the design between the upper and lower halves.
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
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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
There were Jewish communities in Menzel Bou Zalfa and Nabeul, two villages in Tunisia not too far apart. According to museum`s card the Torah Case acquire in Bezalel at 4.8.58
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Documenter
| S.F. 1.1992
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.