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Obj. ID: 281
  Sacred and Ritual
  Torah case, Israel, 1965-1993

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 19.5.93

The twelve-faceted wooden Torah case consists of a body and a coronet.

Two pairs of faceted annulets encircle the upper and lower borders of the body. Twelve knobs for the Torah case wrapper are set between the upper borders, one on each facet.

The case opens into two halves in the middle of the front facet, while the back facet is separated from the rest of the facets and connected to them by two pairs of flat rectangular three-folding hinges with rounded edges.

A dedicatory inscription, composed of parts of Biblical phrases, is written on two panels on either side of the opening.

תורה|הדורה|בתיק נאה|סגורה|בצפה|ורמונים|הלא היא|בם מעטרה|נעשת|למנוחת|האשה|

(at the top) במבחר|עחומיה|נעדרה|וזרע ?לא|השאירה|יום כ"א תשרי|ש"תרנט|ליצ"ר הח""נ

The panels are semi-circular, decorated with a wavy frame and a Star of David. The clasp is attached beneath. The front facet is decorated with a foliage pattern above and below the panels.

The inner face is plain wood. Two rectangular partitions are set at the top and bottom of each half. The lower one has a rectangular hollow handholder with five round horizontal holes, while the upper one is decorated with eight  horizontal round holes.

Two insert holes for the staves are at the top of the case.

The twelve-faceted coronet tops the body. Each facet is composed of an openworked floral design.

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Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
between 1965 and 1993
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Material / Technique
Wood, metal
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
carved
Material Bonding
nailed, hinged
Material Inscription
engraved
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
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Measurements
Height
647 mm (Body),120 mm (crown)
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Diameter
374 mm (body), 352 mm (crown)
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Condition

One knob is missing, a part of the annulet at the bottom (in front) is missing.

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Condition of Building Fabric
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Urban significance
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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
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Signature
Colophon
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