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© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Unknown,
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.
Name/Title
| Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Settings
Unknown
Date
1899
Synagogue active dates
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Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
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Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Material / Technique
Wood, Metal##Decoration:carved##Inscription:inlaid ##Bonding:nailed, hinged
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
617mm(Body)##170mm(crown)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
346mm(body)##360mm(crown)
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
The front facet is missing. The back facet is covered with a metal panel attached with nails. Nails are used instead of missing knobs. The annulets are partly missing. The inner rectangular upper shelf is lost.
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
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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
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
| N.Y. (M.P.R.) 7.1993
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Computer Reconstruction
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Negative/Photo. No.