Phylactery
Phylactery
Object name: Phylactery
Date: 1800-1844
Dimensions:
155 x 30 mm
Medium: Leather, wood
Object number: C01168
DescriptionJewish Phylactery or Tephila. Small leather box traditionally worn by Jewish men during Morning Prayer. Contains Hebrew inscriptions of passages from the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament. Worn wound around the left arm.