Torah Scroll Case - Iraq, 19th Century
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Torah scroll case. [Iraq], dedication from 1873.
Wood covered with fabric; sheet silver plaques embossed and repousee; glass, paint. No parchment (Torah scroll).
Covered on the outside with sheet silver plaques on velvet, decorated with repeated vegetal and floral patterns. On upper part are hooks with bells and steel-nails for hanging Torah finials. Two pieces of glass in the inside with colorful floral decorations, inscribed: "This Torah... and this case in memory of... Ephraim... Hacohen... 1873" (Hebrew).
Height: 102 cm, diameter: 29 cm. Fair condition. Velvet is worn out. Lacking some pieces of fabric. Lower clasp is broken. One steel-nail is broken. Lacking bells. One glass plaque with dedication is broken.
Wood covered with fabric; sheet silver plaques embossed and repousee; glass, paint. No parchment (Torah scroll).
Covered on the outside with sheet silver plaques on velvet, decorated with repeated vegetal and floral patterns. On upper part are hooks with bells and steel-nails for hanging Torah finials. Two pieces of glass in the inside with colorful floral decorations, inscribed: "This Torah... and this case in memory of... Ephraim... Hacohen... 1873" (Hebrew).
Height: 102 cm, diameter: 29 cm. Fair condition. Velvet is worn out. Lacking some pieces of fabric. Lower clasp is broken. One steel-nail is broken. Lacking bells. One glass plaque with dedication is broken.
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Torah Scroll Case - Iraq, 19th Century
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