Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner |
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Torah scroll case and finials
Calcutta, India Made in China ca. 1924 Case: Wood covered in silver, repoussé and punched H: 87 cm Finials: silver, cast, repoussé, and engraved H: 23.5 cm Hebrew inscription inside the case notes that it was donated in memory of Elijah Mordechai Avraham Ha-Cohen, who passed away in the city of Bhagalpur Gift of the Neveh Shalom synagogue, Calcutta Accession number: B94.0656, B94.0655(a-b) ; 145/041, 147/366(a-b) |
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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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