Auction 65 Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
Mar 12, 2019
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

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LOT 388:

Torah Scroll Case and a Pair of Finials - Iraq, 20th Century

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Torah Scroll Case and a Pair of Finials - Iraq, 20th Century
A case and a pair of finials for a Torah scroll. Iraq, [first half of the 20th century]. Cloth covered wood; alpaca sheet and copper sheet, repouseé, cast and engraved; no parchment; silver plate. The case is covered with sheet metal decorated with a repetitive geometric and vegetal pattern and red tacks. The dome is made of alternating copper and alpaca strips, while the pear-shaped ornament on top is entirely covered with copper and decorated with chains and bells. The dome is surrounded by a coronet consisting of a repeating bud motif and decorated with red beads. Two dedicatory text-strips appear on top and on the bottom of the case: "this case…for the late…Baruch son of Israel… wherever the owners of the Torah scroll wish to take and place it, they are allowed to do so…". Enclosed are two silver-plated finials, in a typical Iraqi style. On each finial are seven loops for chains with bells suspended at the ends of the chains (some chains and bells lacking). Height: 89 cm. Diameter: 26 cm. Fair-good condition. Fractures. Bends. Corrosion. Lacking parts from the metal cover and from the dedication. Dedicatory plates which generally appear inside the case are lacking. Torn chain; chains and bells lack from the ornament on top of the dome. Lacking beads. The tacks are faded and peeling. Finials in good-fair condition. Bends, corrosion, lacking chains and bells.

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