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Auction 93 · Lot 2

Large Sepher Torah written on Gevil parchment in a North African square Hebrew hand, 51 lines to a column. Set on wooden rollers.

Estimate
$5,000–$10,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

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TORAH SCROLL

Description

Height of scroll: 26 inches. 19th-century. * With Another Sepher Torah written on Gevil parchment in an Iraqi square Hebrew hand. Set on wooden rollers. Height of scroll: 20 inches. 18th-century. Images available upon request.

summary

The consignor acquired these two Torah Scrolls some 30 years ago while studying archeology in the Middle East.
Some staining and scribal restoration. Sold not subject to return.
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