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This scroll contains the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch) and is wound on rollers called the Trees of Life, on which the rimmonim are placed. For protection the scroll is put in a rigid case or covered by a cloth mantle. \r\n\r\nThe scroll is kept in the Holy Ark (Aron ha-Kodesh), the focal point of the synagogue. On Sabbaths, Mondays, Thursdays and holy days it is taken out and read in front of the congregation. \r\n\r\nThese rimmonim probably come from the magnificent Torah mantle that was made for the Sephardic synagogue in Amsterdam in the late 17th century (Museum no. 349-1870).","physicalDescription":"Filigree bulbous bodies hung with six gilt bells with petals below also suspending six bells. Crown finials with five branched fleur-de-lys above, suspending bells. 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This scroll contains the first five books of the Bible (the Pentateuch). During services, it is taken out of the Ark and read aloud to the congregation. The reader uses a yad or pointer to follow the text. You can see this in the image, below the open scroll.\n\nSouth Germany (probably Augsburg)\r\n\nSilver filigree; gilded silver bells\r\n\nSupported by the American Friends of the V&amp;A through the generosity of The David Berg Foundation, New York\n\nNB: The image used on the label is from <i>Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World</i> by Bernard Picart and Jean-Frédéric Bernard, 1723.","date":{"text":"09.12.2015","earliest":"2015-12-09","latest":"2015-12-09"}}],"partNumbers":["350-1870","350A-1870"],"accessionNumberNum":"350","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1870,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","rimmonim","Rimmonim"],"assets":["2017KC6465","2017KC6467","2019LU7054","2019LU3237","2019LU2083","2019LW0803"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-08","recordCreationDate":"2005-03-04","availableToBook":false}}