Obj. ID: 9563
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah case, 1899

The twelve faceted wooden Torah case consists of a body and a coronet. A pair of faceted annulets encircles the upper and the 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 one is separated from the rest by two pairs of hinges. A dedicatory inscription, composed of Biblical phrases is situated at the top and at the bottom of the body exterior. The inscription reads in filled square letters at the top: "תורה## הצורה## בתיק נאה## סגורה## במפה## ורמונים## הלא היא## בם מעטרה##נעשת## למנוחת## האשה continues at the bottom: במבחר## עלומיה## נעדרה## וזרע לא##השאירה##שמחה##לבית אניאר## שימה נקרא## יום כ'א תשרי## ש' תרנט##ליצירה הח'נ' The inner face is plain wood. Two rectangular partitions are set at the top and at the bottom of each half. The lower one has a rectangular hollow handholder. 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 openwork harp with foliate scroll design.