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Zakhor
ArtXVIIIe–XIXe siècle

Silver filigree tefillin case from the Ottoman Empire

Enrich the Great Book

נרתיק תפילין מכסף פיליגרן מהאימפריה העות'מאנית

Description

Rigid case of filigree silver protecting a tefillin box, sometimes fitted with a hinged lid. The mesh of twisted wires, occasionally gilded, follows the Ottoman taste for filigree. A dress piece of Sephardic families, combining protective function with refined silverwork.

Features

Material
Argent
Provenance
Empire ottoman

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