Torah scroll. [Poland, first half of the 19th century].
Ink on parchment. Ashkenazic Arizal script. 54 lines per column. Column beginning with "Shemor Lecha" – following the Ashkenazi custom. The layout of the text was designed by the scribe and does not follow a Tikkun Sofrim. Membranes sewn in the manner common until the beginning of the 19th century.
Purple-velvet mantle, embroidered in gold. [Eastern Europe, ca. early 20th century].
Height of parchment: approx. 54 cm. Height of rollers: 97 cm. Size of mantle: 42X65 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases. Ink faded or crumbled in several places. Sewing between membranes partially broken in several places.
Expert report enclosed.

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