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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 20.2.1986
Name/Title
Torah Ark in Menahem Zion Synagogue | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
17??
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Israel | Jerusalem (ירושלים)
| Old City, Ha-yehudim St.
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
Material / Technique
Material Stucture
carved, sawed
Material Decoration
painted in green, bordeaux, gold and brown. Interior cover of industrial bordeaux velvet
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
carved, painted
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
296 cm
Length
Width
123 cm
Depth
57 cm
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
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
The community of Saluzzo, in Piemonte, was established in the 15C., flourished during in the following years, and built its synagogue in the 18C. This Torah^ark was used by the community until the Holocaust, during which the community and its synagogue were destroyed. According to the gabbai, Menachem Perlman, the ark was originally used by aristocrats as a liquor cabinet, and was later converted into a Torah^ark. The paintings were added to suit this secondary usage.
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Negative/Photo. No.
A036103