Our Object of the Week is this Hand written Torah Fragment, very old and well preserved.   It is a very old fragment possibly as old as the 16th Century.  It came from Egypt and it is written on a very rare deer skin.    Since the Genizah Egyptian Torah find from the 12th Century, Egyptian Torah fragments are of the most highly prized.  Geniziah fragments of the Ben Ezra Synagogue are seldom seen or made available and are sold for thousands of dollars.  Scrolls from ancient Egypt are very distinctive in their deep reddish color and very rare as well.  This deep reddish color is due to the process used in making the scroll.  This process ages to a deep reddish color over the centuries.  This very soft leather parchment holds its ink very well and the hand written letters remain very dark black and easy to read despite centuries of use in the Synagogue and the deep red color.  This piece is in excellent condition even though it is very old and will continue to be beautiful for centuries to come, making it a wonderful heirloom, a good investment and a lasting piece of history.

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