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Actions Displays	Megillat Esther case and stand Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberM2006/031 TitleMegillat Esther case and stand DescriptionCase and stand for Megillat Esther with engraved motifs of a Menorah, tablets of the Ten Commandments, symbols of Lions of Judah and Star of David. There are no apparent silver marks nor hallmarks. The work could be of North African or Iranian origin, most likely by a Jewish silversmith, dated c 1900. The item is in four pieces: a: cylinder; b: base; c: small lift-out piece, and d: roll-on rod with a decorated bone handle. Rather than 'silver plated', it is thought to be an alloy of copper with a low (40-50% ) silver content, sometimes referred to as 'white' metal. Production date 1900 - 1900 SubjectPurim, customs & traditions, Judaica, Ritual Object Object nameMegillah Esther scrolls Dimensions height: 170.00 mm width: 400.00 mm depth: 100.00 mm Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

Object numberM2006/031

TitleMegillat Esther case and stand

DescriptionCase and stand for Megillat Esther with engraved motifs of a Menorah, tablets of the Ten Commandments, symbols of Lions of Judah and Star of David. There are no apparent silver marks nor hallmarks. The work could be of North African or Iranian origin, most likely by a Jewish silversmith, dated c 1900.

The item is in four pieces: a: cylinder; b: base; c: small lift-out piece, and d: roll-on rod with a decorated bone handle. Rather than 'silver plated', it is thought to be an alloy of copper with a low (40-50% ) silver content, sometimes referred to as 'white' metal.

Production date 1900 - 1900

SubjectPurim, customs & traditions, Judaica, Ritual Object

Object nameMegillah Esther scrolls

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Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection

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