RitualXIXe–XXe siècle
Leather tefillin case from Yemen
Enrich the Great Bookנרתיק תפילין מעור מתימן
Description
Tanned-leather case holding the two tefillin boxes, sometimes divided into two separate compartments. The Jews of Yemen, fine leatherworkers, decorated it with delicate geometric stamping and a thonged flap. It accompanied the worshipper from home to synagogue each morning.
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- Provenance
- Yémen