Case and finials for a Torah scroll. Iraq, [1923].
Wood covered with sheet silver, repoussé and engraved, parcel gilt; silver, cast and engraved; glass and paint; without the Torah scroll.
Ornate case, covered with a sheet of repoussé silver with repetitive geometric and vegetal motifs, typical of Iraqi Torah cases. The dome is made of alternating silver and gilt strips, while the pear–shaped ornament at the top is entirely gilded and decorated with chains and bells. A coronet of repetitive vegetal motif surrounds the dome.
Two strips of text at the top and bottom of case, with a dedicatory inscription: "This case and Torah scroll are in the memory of the young boy Yaakov Aharon Abdal Yitzchak Elisha, permission is granted to the owners of the case and Torah scroll to take it out and place it elsewhere".
Additional, decorated dedicatory inscription inside case, on mirrored glass plaques: "This case and Torah scroll are dedicated in the memory of the young boy Yaakov Aharon Abdal Yitzchak Shashua, d. on Shabbat 21st Nissan 1923".
Enclosed with the case are a pair of matching finials, in typical Iraqi style. Chains with bells on each finial.
Height: 96 cm. Diameter: 28 cm. Height of finials: 22 cm.
Provenance: Private collection.
