Wooden table. India, [20th century].
Sawn painted wood; glued decorations.
Square wooden table, painted green and decorated with flowers, a large "menorah", inscription "G-d is One" and four Stars of David. The word "Zion" appears inside the upper Stars of David; in the lower Stars is the letter "Peh". Some of the decorations were drawn on the wood itself and some are glued.
Ostensibly, the table was used in the Synagogue. Possibly, the Torah scroll was placed on it. On the bottom part is a later inscription: "Calcutta".
Height: 36.5 cm. width and length: 44 cm.

Two tallit (prayer shawl) bags for a bar-mitzvah boy ("sachara d'tzitzit"). Morocco, beginning of 20th century.
Silver plates, cut, sawn and engraved; wood; blue velvet fabric.
1. On the front plate is the name of the boy: "E.H. (Eved Hashem) Shlomo bar Chaviv Asulin" flanked by ornamentation of birds, branches, leaves and Stars of David. On the back plate: "Honor your father and your mother", "Your father will be happy and your mother will rejoice", "Nice and pleasant son", "Magen David" and "If I forget you Jerusalem, my right hand will be forgotten".
2. On the front plate is the name of the boy: "E.H. Michael bar Yonah Ebn Harush" flanked by ornamentation of branches, leaves, Stars of David and geometrical adornments. On the back is a central flower-like plate with four small corner plates.
Height: 20 cm. width: 26 cm, length: 6.5 cm.