LOT 39:
Esther Scroll – Turkey / Balkans Region, 19th Century – Rolled on Wooden Handle
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Vendu pour: $600 (₪2 132)
₪2 132
Prix de départ:
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Commission de la maison de ventes: 25%
TVA: 18%
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Esther Scroll – Turkey / Balkans Region, 19th Century – Rolled on Wooden Handle
Esther scroll. [Turkey or Balkans region?, ca. 19th century].
Ink on parchment.
Esther scroll in Sephardic Stam script, with serifs (Tagim). 20 columns (over 4 membranes), 18 lines per column.
Rolled on a turned and carved wooden handle, with a Turkish crescent at top of handle (graphically similar to bone and silver handles produced in Turkey).
Height of parchment: approx. 12.5 cm. Maximum height, including wooden handle: approx. 34 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Blue ink scribbles. At beginning of first membrane: remains of parchment string for fastening (torn and incomplete). Open cracks at top of wooden handle.

