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Obj. ID: 3630
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  Torah case, Tunisia, mid-20th century

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1997

689984.DOC

The prismatic 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 attached to each half by hinges. The case comprises ten facets and is encircled at its upper and lower edges by two pairs of stepped strips, creating two friezes. Six knobs for hanging the Torah wrapper are set above the upper frieze.

Each facet is decorated with a central medallion, enclosing a pointed star and is framed with a linear contour, all painted in a gold.

The openwork coronet is composed of ten units which continue the body’s facets. Each unit is shaped as a scrolled harp mounted over an arched base.

The inner face of the Torah case is of plain wood (fig. 1). Each half has a double shelf at the bottom and the top. A bar with nine holes blocks the space between the upper shelf and ceiling, while the bottom space is blocked by a bar with a rectangular opening, to insert the hands, while raising the Torah.

Two holes for the Torah scroll staves appear at the bottom and the top.

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Object Detail
Monument Setting
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Date
mid-20th century
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Material / Technique
Wood
Structure: sawed, nailed, carved
Decoration: carved, painted
Bonding: nailed, hinges
Inscription: none
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Measurements
Height: 858 mm (general), 705 mm (body), 153 mm (coronet)
Width: 334 mm (body), 316 mm (coronet)
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Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
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Urban significance
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0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
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Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
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Location of Reader's Desk
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Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Documenter
Efrat Assaf-Shapira | 07.97
Author of description
Irina Chernetsky | 11.99
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
Ariella Amar | 12.99
Language Editor
Judith Cardozo | 01.00
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