Esther Scroll – North Africa – with the Scroll's Blessings

Esther scroll [North Africa, 19th/20th cent.]. Ink on parchment, processed as a Gevil. Carved wooden handle. Parchment strap for binding. Fine script, serif. "HaMelech" scroll [most pages open with: "HaMelech"]. Upper parts of pages and some other places in the scroll are illuminated with folk illustrations. * A fragment of parchment is enclosed with the scroll with blessings to be read before reading the scroll and afterwards. Owner: "Yehuda Matrasso ben Shmuel…". 21 lines per page. 15.5 cm. Staining, slightly worn.