- Object Name:
- Tefillin Bag and Tefillin
- Place Made:
- Morocco
- Date:
- 19th century
- Medium:
- Silk velvet: embroidered with metallic thread and gold ribbon
- Dimensions:
- 7 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (19.1 × 13 × 3.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- The H. Ephraim and Mordecai Benguiat Family Collection
- Accession Number:
- S 53a-b
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The Hebrew inscription reads, [the] s[ervant] of God, Solomon Amiel Noah, son of the member Joseph S[ephardi] T[ahor].
The composition of the embroidered decoration, a central motif with diagonal corner elements may be traced back to medieval Spain. The use of a bag to contain holy objects (like relics) is also known from the same source.
The appellation Sephardi Tahor, lit. a pure Sephardi, was used by those who traced thier origins to pre-Expulsion Spain.
The composition of the embroidered decoration, a central motif with diagonal corner elements may be traced back to medieval Spain. The use of a bag to contain holy objects (like relics) is also known from the same source.
The appellation Sephardi Tahor, lit. a pure Sephardi, was used by those who traced thier origins to pre-Expulsion Spain.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.