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The wooden Torah case consists of a body and a coronet (now missing).

The case opens in the centre on the front facet, forming two halves joined in the back by a steady facet.

The body comprises twelve facets and is encircled, at its upper and lower edges, by two wooden stepped strips creating two friezes, which enclose a dedication. The dedication is inscribed on a parchment attached to the case. It is written in Hebrew square filled letters in two friezes; the lower part is totally illegible, while most of the upper one is readable:

 "'וזאת התורה אשר שם [משה] לפני [בני ישראל]' (דברים ד: מד). התיק דמה לאחלמה שבו פטדה (מבוסס על שמות כח:יז-כ). זה הספר התורה הקדוש עשה אתו קודש קדשים ל"ה השם הטוב היקר החשוב הזק(ן(/ [אלי]ה[ו] בכ"ר...."

"'And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel' (Deu. 4:44).This case resembles the amethyst, agate, and topaz (based on Ex. 28:17-20; see: Remarks: no. 1). This sacred Torah scroll was sanctified (Holy of Holies) to the Lord, by the one who bears a good name, the precious, honourable and old man Elijah son of….[?]"

Each facet is decorated with a vertical gesso relief composed of a central medallion enclosing an open flower, bordered by two rectangular plates set at top and bottom. The plate is decorated with twin leafy branches forming a lyre shape, and an upright elliptic medallion enfolding a flower between them. The plates and medallions create three circumferential bands. Serrated strips frame the entire body and separate between the facets. The patterns are painted in gold set against a green background.

Only a fragment remains from the coronet. It probably comprised twelve units, which continued the body's facets (see: Remarks no. 2).

The inner face of the Torah case is plain wood and painted red. Each half has a double shelf blocked by a green board at its bottom, and a single one on top.

A silver plaque shaped as a horse-shoe arch is attached to the back facet on its inner side. It is inscribed with a dedication engraved in linear Hebrew letters, and reads: 

 "זה/ ספר אתורה(!)/ הקדוש הזה/ של השם/ ה'(הטוב) הזקן ה'(החכם) אליהו/ פירצ (פרץ) יצ"ו (ישמרהו צורו ויחיהו) נ' (נדבה) של/ יום ב' כ    לחודש/ אדר המאודר(!)/ שנת תקץ לפ' (לפרט קטן)."

"This sacred Torah scroll belongs to of the one who bears a good name, the old and wise man Elijah (Eliyahu) Perez, may the Lord sustain and protect him. A donation (made on) Monday, the 20th of the glorified Adar, the year (5)590, (15.3.1830; see: Remarks: no. 3)."

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