Auction 51b
Part II - Ceremonial Art Manuscripts Graphics Objects
Jul 12, 2016
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 382:
Torah Scroll - North Africa
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Sold for: $1,500
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Torah Scroll - North Africa
Torah scroll. North Africa (apparently Morocco), [19th century].
Parchment; wood embedded with silver rings.
Attractive (faded) Sephardi script. Reinforcements and ink corrections in many places. Some sheets were written by a different scribe. Some columns are particularly narrow (approximately 7 cm.).
Rolled on two Atzei Chaim, with upper edges embedded with silver rings (lacking bottom ornamentation).
Height of parchment: approx. 52 cm. Length of Atzei Chaim: 88 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, primarily to margins and connections of membranes. New mantle.
