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Torah Case

Torah Case
This ornate Torah case contains a handwritten parchment scroll of the Torah, or Pentateuch, for reading before a congregation in a synagogue. Of Persian origin, the case is now at the Jewish Museum in New York City.
The Jewish Museum/Art Resource, NY
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