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Section 5. The Bible along the Silk Road
38. Tashkent Uzbekistan Torah, 18c
Ben David Family Collection, Jerusalem
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A rare Torah from the remote Jewish community of Tashkent dating to the 18th century written on g’vil, a special treatment of skins used by Sephardi Jews with writing characteristics found in Hebrew scrolls from China.