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

The twelve-faceted wooden Torah case consists of a body and a coronet.##Two pairs of faceted annulets encircles 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 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.