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Matt Batta - The Torah Scroll and it's Finials

         Art raises many questions, and without the plaques next to some of the pieces of art in the museum, not many people would realize what they’re looking at. When I first lay eyes upon these two odd objects, I did not have a clue what they were supposed to be, but then I took the time to read the plaque that was placed under the case that held the two objects. This plaque said that they were crafted to hold scrolls that were based off of pages from The Torah, which is a Jewish holy book, such as The Bible. These two pieces of art were made from shining silver which caught the eye of the Jewish community and had silver bells that hung all around. The relationship between these two objects and the Jewish community is that much of the Jewish community has read and follows The Torah and the fact that these two silver scroll holders had a great connection to this holy book is very interesting because you rarely see any artifacts like these nowadays, and that is not the only reason why I found these objects interesting enough to write a paragraph about, but I also found that the look of them really caught my eye just like they were crafted to do. The shine of the silver was in my peripheral vision and I just had to catch a glance at what these things had to do with history.