- Object Name:
- Torah Case, Torah Scroll and Torah Finials
- Place Made:
- India
- Date:
- 1876 (date of inscription)
- Medium:
- Torah Case: Wood: painted; silver: chased; brass; Torah Scroll: Ink on parchment; Torah Finials: Silver: cast and chased
- Dimensions:
- Torah Case: 17 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (44.2 × 23.5 cm) Torah Finials: 6 7/16 × 2 15/16 in. (16.3 × 7.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Michael and Luz Zak Fund and Judaica Acquisitions Fund
- Accession Number:
- 1987-145a-d
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An inscription plaque on the Torah case indicates it was donated to a synagogue along with the pair of Torah finials, a Torah pointer and a reader's desk cover, by Rachel Pizarkar, wife of Moses Benjamin Pizakar. Her last name suggests she was a member of the Bene Israel Jewish community in India.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.