Lot 115
Fancy Box for Circumcision Knife
Box for circumcision knife.
Leather covered wood; bone-carving.
Oval wooden box covered with thick leather. Inside of box has space etched for circumcision knife only and has no use for other objects (knife missing). The box opens by a hinge and closes by two braided leather buckles. Set into the cover is a large eagle holding a medal in its claws - bone carving (or a similar bone-like material). Engraved deeply into the medal is the inscription, "Brit Kodesh" in attractive Hebrew letters.
Height: 5.5 cm, width: 18 cm, length: 11 cm. Good condition. Wear marks and wear to leather.
