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Zakhor
ArtXVIIIᵉ–XIXᵉ siècle

Silver Megillah case from the Ottoman Empire

Enrich the Great Book

בית מגילה מכסף מהאימפריה העות'מאנית

Description

In Eastern Sephardi communities the Scroll of Esther is kept and unrolled from a cylindrical case of pierced or filigree silver fitted with a crank. The object protects the parchment and displays the prestige of its commissioner.

Features

Material
Argent
Provenance
Empire ottoman

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