Miniature ark
Not on view
Dimensionsoverall: 16 5/8 in x 7 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in
ClassificationsJudaica
Credit LineGift of Shirley Sherman
Object number2023.89
Object DescriptionSmall handmade cabinet crafted in the form of a Torah ark. Contains small printed Torah scroll and bag of earth from Israel. Painted wood in red with gold trim, two gold lions and tablets of the law on top. Doors slide open, drawer at bottom pulls open. Crudely carved lions with button eyes, letters on the tablets (aleph to yud). Believed to have been made in the United States. Collections
- Judaica
Keywords
- Zionism
- Torah scrolls
- Ritual
Object number: 2003.A.107