Lot 66
Decorated Olive Wood Ethrog Container – Eretz Israel
Ethrog Container. Eretz Israel [early 20th century].
Olive wood, cloth lining, ink and paint.
Octagonal wooden container. An Oriental figure, wrapped in a prayer shawl, holding the Four Species is depicted on the lid. A verse is inscribed around the image: "thou shall take a citrus fruit…seven days (shortened). Height: 8.5 cm, width: 17.5 cm, length: 12 cm. Good condition. Missing screw to inner hinge. No key. Slight damages to cloth lining.
