[HEBREW MANUSCRIPT]. Esther Scroll. Undecorated Megillah Esther from Central Europe, 18th century.
[HEBREW MANUSCRIPT]. Esther Scroll. Undecorated Megillah Esther from Central Europe, 18th century.

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[HEBREW MANUSCRIPT]. Esther Scroll. Undecorated Megillah Esther from Central Europe, 18th century.

114 x 1143 mm. 24 lines. Hebrew Megillah manuscript written in fine calligraphy in black ink on vellum. A PARCEL GILDED FILIGREE SILVER CASE 180 mm long, with beautiful and delicate filigree patterns, upon which has been imposed floral wreaths of various sizes. A handle of about 70 mm permits the scroll to be unrolled.
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The text is written in an Ashkenazic square hand, late 19th-early 20th century. It is preserved in an earlier silver filigree holder.

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