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Handlinger Visningsindstillinger	Megillat Esther case and stand Remove from selection Add to selection ObjektnummerM2006/031 TitelMegillat Esther case and stand BeskrivelseCase 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. Produktionsdato 1900 - 1900 EmnePurim, customs & traditions, Judaica, Ritual Object ObjektnavnMegillah Esther scrolls Mål height: 170.00 mm width: 400.00 mm depth: 100.00 mm KreditrammeSydney Jewish Museum Collection

ObjektnummerM2006/031

TitelMegillat Esther case and stand

BeskrivelseCase 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.

Produktionsdato 1900 - 1900

EmnePurim, customs & traditions, Judaica, Ritual Object

ObjektnavnMegillah Esther scrolls

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KreditrammeSydney Jewish Museum Collection

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