Name/Title
Tefillin CaseEntry/Object ID
K_0016Tags
main displayDescription
Cases for phylacteries for the hand and head. One cube is labeled Shel Yad ("for the hand"); the other is labeled She-Rosh ("for the head"). These velvet-lined silver cubes are for holding the parchment sheets inscribed with the verses Exodus 13:1-10 and 11-16 and Deuteronomy 6: 4-9, 11, and 13-21. Each cube's sides are engraved with a lion, a deer, an eagle, and a leopard, referencing verse 23 of "Ethics of our Fathers," "Be strong as a leopard, light as an eagle, fleet as a deer and strong as a lion, to do the will of thy Father who is in Heaven."Made/Created
Date made
circa 1870Place
Country
RussiaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeInscription/Signature/Marks
Dimensions
Height
2 inWidth
1-1/2 inDepth
2 inDimension Notes
Top is 1 5/8" square
Base is 2 1/2" x 3 1/8"
