Torah Scroll in Case, Iraq, possibly Kurdistan, 17th-18th century, case c.1907, Wood, metal, paint, vellum, ROM991.25.2

Torah Scroll in Case, Iraq, possibly Kurdistan, 17th-18th century, case c.1907, Wood, metal, paint, vellum, ROM991.25.2

From the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto: In eastern Islamic lands, many Jewish communities mounted the parchment Torah scrolls in a rigid cylindrical case, which was often pained or covered with embossed silver. The case stood erect on the reader's table and the scrolls were positioned vertically. According to inscriptions on this case, it was made in 1907 to honour the memory of Ruhama, daughter of Katton, by her son Rabbi Abraham. The scroll belongs to an older Torah dating to the 17th or 18th century. This object is part of the virtual exhibit only.

Royal Ontario Museum

17th-18th century, case c.1907

Royal Ontario Museum

Royal Ontario Museum; Gift of Ed Mirvish, Certified by the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board under the terms of the Cultural Property Export and Import Act. Attestée par la Commission canadienne d'examen des exportations de biens culturels en vertu de la Loi sur l'exportation et l'importation de biens culturels.

Dimensions: 75 x 25 cm

Materials: Wood, metal, paint, vellum

Hebrew

ROM991.25.2

Iraq, possibly Kurdistan