RitualXIXe–début XXe siècle
Turned-wood tefillin box from Eastern Europe
Enrich the Great Bookקופסת תפילין מעץ מחורט ממזרח אירופה
Description
Rigid box of turned or inlaid wood protecting the two tefillin boxes (rosh and yad) from being crushed. With a sliding or hinged lid, it often supplemented a cloth bag. A practical object for Ashkenazi worshippers who travelled with their phylacteries.
Features
- Material
- Bois
- Provenance
- Europe orientale