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Torah scroll case with a red crown
Egypt ca. 1919 Wood overlaid with silver sheet, repoussé and cut; silk velvet Hebrew inscription inside the case notes that it was donated by Isaac Shvila(?) Hacohen in memory of his children, Salim and Marco, and the year of the donation H: 93; W: 29 cm Gift from the estate of Yitzhak Yedid, Ramat Gan, in his memory Accession number: B97.0480 ; 145/050 |
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Publications: Sarfati, Rachel, The Yedid Bequest: an unusual Judaica Collection finds its way to The Israel Museum, The Israel Museum Journal, vol. XVIIl, 1999 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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