Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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![Three very large silver cuff spiked bracelets. North Africa or Egypt, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, engraved; chased](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/97_1.jpg "Three Silver Cuff Bracelets – Egypt / Algeria / Tunisia")
![Three very large silver cuff spiked bracelets. North Africa or Egypt, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, engraved; chased](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/97_2.jpg "Three Silver Cuff Bracelets – Egypt / Algeria / Tunisia")
![Three very large silver cuff spiked bracelets. North Africa or Egypt, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, engraved; chased](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/97_3.jpg "Three Silver Cuff Bracelets – Egypt / Algeria / Tunisia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Three very large silver cuff spiked bracelets. North Africa or Egypt, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, engraved; chased; silver rivets.
1. In form of diagonally cut cylinder, with two square, projecting bars, fastened with rivets, and with vegetal patterns and star-and-crescent symbols. Marked thirteen times with marks from Kabylia, Algeria, and Egypt. 10.5X7.5 cm.
2. In form of diagonally cut cylinder, with two square projecting bars, fastened with rivets. Featuring vegetal patterns, and sun-and-crescent symbol with flower. Marked nine times with Egyptian marks and other unidentified marks (possibly North African). 9.5X7.5 cm.
3. Cylindrical, with five cylindrical knobs. Featuring vegetal patterns, and with images of fish and birds. Marked eight times, with marks probably from Tunisia. 7X5 cm.
References: Later Islamic Jewellery, p. 69; Ethnic Jewellery, p. 36.
Purchased in Tunisia.
Silver, engraved; chased; silver rivets.
1. In form of diagonally cut cylinder, with two square, projecting bars, fastened with rivets, and with vegetal patterns and star-and-crescent symbols. Marked thirteen times with marks from Kabylia, Algeria, and Egypt. 10.5X7.5 cm.
2. In form of diagonally cut cylinder, with two square projecting bars, fastened with rivets. Featuring vegetal patterns, and sun-and-crescent symbol with flower. Marked nine times with Egyptian marks and other unidentified marks (possibly North African). 9.5X7.5 cm.
3. Cylindrical, with five cylindrical knobs. Featuring vegetal patterns, and with images of fish and birds. Marked eight times, with marks probably from Tunisia. 7X5 cm.
References: Later Islamic Jewellery, p. 69; Ethnic Jewellery, p. 36.
Purchased in Tunisia.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Three pierced silver cuff bracelets. Algeria, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, repoussé, pierced, and engraved. 1. Lar](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/98.jpg "Three Pierced Silver Cuff Bracelets – Algeria")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Three pierced silver cuff bracelets. Algeria, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, repoussé, pierced, and engraved.
1. Large bracelet. [Chaoui, Aurès region, Kabylie]. With recurring symmetrical vegetal motif, appearing four times. 8.5X6 cm.
2. Small, slender bracelet, gilt. [Aurès region, Kabylie]. With vegetal pattern and star-and-crescent symbols. 5.5X3 cm.
3. Bracelet decorated with two medallions with Arabic letters, and four hamsas. 6X3.5 cm.
Reference: Bijoux berbères d'Algérie: Grande Kabylie, Aurès, pp. 109-110.
Silver, repoussé, pierced, and engraved.
1. Large bracelet. [Chaoui, Aurès region, Kabylie]. With recurring symmetrical vegetal motif, appearing four times. 8.5X6 cm.
2. Small, slender bracelet, gilt. [Aurès region, Kabylie]. With vegetal pattern and star-and-crescent symbols. 5.5X3 cm.
3. Bracelet decorated with two medallions with Arabic letters, and four hamsas. 6X3.5 cm.
Reference: Bijoux berbères d'Algérie: Grande Kabylie, Aurès, pp. 109-110.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Three silver crescent-shaped "Hillal" ("moon") fibulae, worn in Tunisia and Libya. Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Si](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/99_1.jpg "Three Crescent-Shaped Fibulae – \"Hillal\" – Tunisia")
![Three silver crescent-shaped "Hillal" ("moon") fibulae, worn in Tunisia and Libya. Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Si](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/99_2.jpg "Three Crescent-Shaped Fibulae – \"Hillal\" – Tunisia")
![Three silver crescent-shaped "Hillal" ("moon") fibulae, worn in Tunisia and Libya. Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Si](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/99_3.jpg "Three Crescent-Shaped Fibulae – \"Hillal\" – Tunisia")
![Three silver crescent-shaped "Hillal" ("moon") fibulae, worn in Tunisia and Libya. Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Si](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/99_4.jpg "Three Crescent-Shaped Fibulae – \"Hillal\" – Tunisia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $400
Unsold
Three silver crescent-shaped "Hillal" ("moon") fibulae, worn in Tunisia and Libya. Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, punched, and engraved.
1-2. Pair of large, crescent-shaped fibulae. On one side, delicately decorated with vegetal patterns; with star-and-crescent symbol (crescent created from pair of fish); with birds; and with Star of David. On other side, vegetal patterns, pair of fish, and star enclosed within circle. Approx. 18X16 cm.
3. Single crescent-shaped fibula. Decorated on both sides with vegetal patterns, fish, birds, Star of David, and star. Bears Arabic mark of Jewish silversmith, "Moshe Mazuz." A similar fibula, produced by the same silversmith, can be found in the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (item no. 55.111.45; please refer also to item no. 96). 16X15 cm.
References: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 18; Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, pp. 66, 135.
Silver, cast, punched, and engraved.
1-2. Pair of large, crescent-shaped fibulae. On one side, delicately decorated with vegetal patterns; with star-and-crescent symbol (crescent created from pair of fish); with birds; and with Star of David. On other side, vegetal patterns, pair of fish, and star enclosed within circle. Approx. 18X16 cm.
3. Single crescent-shaped fibula. Decorated on both sides with vegetal patterns, fish, birds, Star of David, and star. Bears Arabic mark of Jewish silversmith, "Moshe Mazuz." A similar fibula, produced by the same silversmith, can be found in the collection of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (item no. 55.111.45; please refer also to item no. 96). 16X15 cm.
References: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 18; Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, pp. 66, 135.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Pair of fibulae, four single fibulae, and single pin. Tunisia and Algeria, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast, pierc](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/100.jpg "Collection of Fibulae – Tunisia and Algeria")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
Pair of fibulae, four single fibulae, and single pin. Tunisia and Algeria, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, pierced and engraved.
1-2. Pair of fibulae. [Tunisia]. Triangular with rounded corners. Pierced with vegetal patterns. Margins and ring with zigzag pattern. 8.5X21 cm.
3. Single fibula. [Tunisia]. Triangular with rounded corners. Pierced with vegetal patterns. Cast image of fish and star-and-crescent symbol. Two cast knobs in upper corners. Margins and ring with zigzag pattern. 7X14 cm.
4-5. Two single fibulae. [Algeria]. Round, with three projecting clover-like ornaments. 13X6 cm, 11X5.5 cm.
6. Single fibula. [Algeria]. Main feature is Star of David, encircled by pierced vegetal pattern, and with small floral ornament in center. A similar fibula can be found in the Israel Museum Collection, item no. B78.0299. 8X4 cm.
Eclosed: A fibula pin.
References: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 29; Bijoux berbères d'Algérie, p. 91.
Silver, cast, pierced and engraved.
1-2. Pair of fibulae. [Tunisia]. Triangular with rounded corners. Pierced with vegetal patterns. Margins and ring with zigzag pattern. 8.5X21 cm.
3. Single fibula. [Tunisia]. Triangular with rounded corners. Pierced with vegetal patterns. Cast image of fish and star-and-crescent symbol. Two cast knobs in upper corners. Margins and ring with zigzag pattern. 7X14 cm.
4-5. Two single fibulae. [Algeria]. Round, with three projecting clover-like ornaments. 13X6 cm, 11X5.5 cm.
6. Single fibula. [Algeria]. Main feature is Star of David, encircled by pierced vegetal pattern, and with small floral ornament in center. A similar fibula can be found in the Israel Museum Collection, item no. B78.0299. 8X4 cm.
Eclosed: A fibula pin.
References: Le bijou traditionnel en Tunisie, p. 29; Bijoux berbères d'Algérie, p. 91.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Two silver objects, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast, pierced, soldered, and engraved; wooden bead. 1. S](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/101_1.jpg "Small Rosewater Bottle / \"Rihanna\" Chain – Tunisia")
![Two silver objects, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century]. Silver, cast, pierced, soldered, and engraved; wooden bead. 1. S](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/101_2.jpg "Small Rosewater Bottle / \"Rihanna\" Chain – Tunisia")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Two silver objects, Tunisia, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, pierced, soldered, and engraved; wooden bead.
1. Small bottle for rosewater or spices. Hexagonal bottle, supported by dome-shaped stand. Three vegetal ornaments soldered onto upper part of container; one such decoration surmounted by bird. Additional bird ornament surmounts stopper. "Rihanna"-type chain connects stopper with bottle. Height: 16 cm. Warping. Missing bird decorations.
2. "Rihanna" chain. Chains of this type, characteristic of Tunisia, were produced in the past using a sophisticated repoussé technique that did not involve soldering. This technique was apparently introduced to Tunisia by Moorish silversmiths. Nowadays the links are simply soldered. Similar, smaller-sized links are a common feature of earrings and temple pendants (see above, and see also item no. 85). Approx. 50X2 cm.
Reference: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 20.
Silver, cast, pierced, soldered, and engraved; wooden bead.
1. Small bottle for rosewater or spices. Hexagonal bottle, supported by dome-shaped stand. Three vegetal ornaments soldered onto upper part of container; one such decoration surmounted by bird. Additional bird ornament surmounts stopper. "Rihanna"-type chain connects stopper with bottle. Height: 16 cm. Warping. Missing bird decorations.
2. "Rihanna" chain. Chains of this type, characteristic of Tunisia, were produced in the past using a sophisticated repoussé technique that did not involve soldering. This technique was apparently introduced to Tunisia by Moorish silversmiths. Nowadays the links are simply soldered. Similar, smaller-sized links are a common feature of earrings and temple pendants (see above, and see also item no. 85). Approx. 50X2 cm.
Reference: In All Their Finery: Jewels from the Jewish World, item no. 20.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Pair of Torah finials. Egypt, Italian-Jewish community, [early 20th century]. Dedicatory inscription dated 1953. Silver, cas](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/102.jpg "Torah Finials – Italian-Jewish Community of Egypt")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Unsold
Pair of Torah finials. Egypt, Italian-Jewish community, [early 20th century]. Dedicatory inscription dated 1953.
Silver, cast and engraved; chased.
Torah finials of Italian design, in a style familiar from Trieste, slender and tall in shape. Body surmounted by column of three flattened spheres. Central part of body hexagonal, with all faces decorated in vegetal pattern. Chains with bells at ends suspended from suspension loops at bottom corners of hexagon. Base of body cup-shaped. Tall shafts, tapering upward. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on both shafts, in memory of "Menahem Rokez son of Simha" and his wife, "Luna Rokez daughter of Miryam." Mark of maker, "Hayyim Cohen Saban" appears on both shafts, along with date in Arabic, 1953, apparently same as date of dedicatory inscription.
Height: 35 cm. Good condition. Loose screw joints.
References: Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, item no. 397; Center for Jewish Art, item no. 3202.
Silver, cast and engraved; chased.
Torah finials of Italian design, in a style familiar from Trieste, slender and tall in shape. Body surmounted by column of three flattened spheres. Central part of body hexagonal, with all faces decorated in vegetal pattern. Chains with bells at ends suspended from suspension loops at bottom corners of hexagon. Base of body cup-shaped. Tall shafts, tapering upward. Engraved Hebrew dedicatory inscription on both shafts, in memory of "Menahem Rokez son of Simha" and his wife, "Luna Rokez daughter of Miryam." Mark of maker, "Hayyim Cohen Saban" appears on both shafts, along with date in Arabic, 1953, apparently same as date of dedicatory inscription.
Height: 35 cm. Good condition. Loose screw joints.
References: Crowning Glory, Silver Torah Ornaments of the Jewish Museum, New York, item no. 397; Center for Jewish Art, item no. 3202.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Torah pointer. Alexandria, Egypt, 5700 [1940]. Silver (marked), cast and engraved. Handle in three segments: upper segment](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/103_1.jpg "Torah Pointer – Alexandria – Egypt – Hassan Family")
![Torah pointer. Alexandria, Egypt, 5700 [1940]. Silver (marked), cast and engraved. Handle in three segments: upper segment](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/103_2.jpg "Torah Pointer – Alexandria – Egypt – Hassan Family")
![Torah pointer. Alexandria, Egypt, 5700 [1940]. Silver (marked), cast and engraved. Handle in three segments: upper segment](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/103_3.jpg "Torah Pointer – Alexandria – Egypt – Hassan Family")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
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Torah pointer. Alexandria, Egypt, 5700 [1940].
Silver (marked), cast and engraved.
Handle in three segments: upper segment square, decorated with geometric patterns, with ring at end; middle segment square, with Hebrew dedicatory inscription; lower segment cylindrical. Hand clenched, with cuffed wrist. Hebrew dedicatory inscription in memory of "Habiba Hassan," year "5700" [1940].
Length: 27.5 cm. Good condition.
Silver (marked), cast and engraved.
Handle in three segments: upper segment square, decorated with geometric patterns, with ring at end; middle segment square, with Hebrew dedicatory inscription; lower segment cylindrical. Hand clenched, with cuffed wrist. Hebrew dedicatory inscription in memory of "Habiba Hassan," year "5700" [1940].
Length: 27.5 cm. Good condition.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
![Gilt silver medallion (marked "800"). Obverse: large Menorah and Hebrew legend reading: "Menorah Club, 5700-5706 [1940-46],](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/104_1.jpg "Gilt Silver Medallion – Menorah Club, Alexandria, 1946 – British Army")
![Gilt silver medallion (marked "800"). Obverse: large Menorah and Hebrew legend reading: "Menorah Club, 5700-5706 [1940-46],](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/104_2.jpg "Gilt Silver Medallion – Menorah Club, Alexandria, 1946 – British Army")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Gilt silver medallion (marked "800").
Obverse: large Menorah and Hebrew legend reading: "Menorah Club, 5700-5706 [1940-46], Alexandria;" marked. Reverse: English legend, reading "The Menorah Club, Alexandria, 1940-1946."
The soldiers' facility known as the Menorah Club served as a restaurant and place for resting and reading for Jewish soldiers attached to the British army who served in Alexandria, Egypt during WWII. It was located next door to what was known as the Hatikvah Club, established by the World Zionist Organization.
Diameter: 3.5 cm. Suspension loop.
Obverse: large Menorah and Hebrew legend reading: "Menorah Club, 5700-5706 [1940-46], Alexandria;" marked. Reverse: English legend, reading "The Menorah Club, Alexandria, 1940-1946."
The soldiers' facility known as the Menorah Club served as a restaurant and place for resting and reading for Jewish soldiers attached to the British army who served in Alexandria, Egypt during WWII. It was located next door to what was known as the Hatikvah Club, established by the World Zionist Organization.
Diameter: 3.5 cm. Suspension loop.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
Two Islamic amulets and pumice stone holder. Egypt, 1920s to 1960s.
Silver (marked), cast, sawed, and engraved; sheet silver, repoussé and punched; stones; pumice stone.
1. Pair of pendants / earrings, 1920s and 1930s. Inscribed (Arabic, sawed): "Mashallah," praising the Lord and warding off the Evil Eye (literal translation: "What the Lord has willed"). Approx. 4X2 cm.
Reference: Traditional Palestinian Embroidery and Jewelry, p. 111.
2. Amulet pendant, 1930s. Round pendant, with seven suspended chains with stones and bells. On one side of pendant, engraved Star of David encircling inscription (Arabic) "Mashallah" (see above); on other side, passages in praise of the Lord. Approx. 9.5X5.5 cm.
3. Pumice stone holder, 1960s. Black pumice stone, upper part coated with silver sheet with vegetal patterns, punched and repoussé, surmounted by cast ornament in shape of bird with bells. 9.5X6 cm.
Reference: Arab and Islamic Silver, p. 74.
Silver (marked), cast, sawed, and engraved; sheet silver, repoussé and punched; stones; pumice stone.
1. Pair of pendants / earrings, 1920s and 1930s. Inscribed (Arabic, sawed): "Mashallah," praising the Lord and warding off the Evil Eye (literal translation: "What the Lord has willed"). Approx. 4X2 cm.
Reference: Traditional Palestinian Embroidery and Jewelry, p. 111.
2. Amulet pendant, 1930s. Round pendant, with seven suspended chains with stones and bells. On one side of pendant, engraved Star of David encircling inscription (Arabic) "Mashallah" (see above); on other side, passages in praise of the Lord. Approx. 9.5X5.5 cm.
3. Pumice stone holder, 1960s. Black pumice stone, upper part coated with silver sheet with vegetal patterns, punched and repoussé, surmounted by cast ornament in shape of bird with bells. 9.5X6 cm.
Reference: Arab and Islamic Silver, p. 74.
Category
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Egypt
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
Unsold
18 postcards depicting Jews from Iran, Kurdistan, Bukhara, the Caucasus and Crimea along with synagogues and other Jewish sites. Various publishers and locales, [ca. 1900-30].
Eight of the postcards feature Jewish individuals from Iran and Iranian Kurdistan (Tehran, Sanandaj [Sine], Salmas); another ten feature Jews in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, the Caucasus Region, and Crimea. Thirteen undivided-back postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Eight of the postcards feature Jewish individuals from Iran and Iranian Kurdistan (Tehran, Sanandaj [Sine], Salmas); another ten feature Jews in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, the Caucasus Region, and Crimea. Thirteen undivided-back postcards.
Average size: 9X14 cm. Condition varies.
Category
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan / Mountain Jews and the Caucasus
Catalogue
![Belt, probably fashioned by a Jewish silversmith. Iran, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved; chased. Belt consi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/107_1.jpg "Belt with Images of Animals – Hebrew Inscription – Iran")
![Belt, probably fashioned by a Jewish silversmith. Iran, [early 20th century]. Silver, cast and engraved; chased. Belt consi](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/107_2.jpg "Belt with Images of Animals – Hebrew Inscription – Iran")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
Unsold
Belt, probably fashioned by a Jewish silversmith. Iran, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast and engraved; chased.
Belt consists of fourteen links, fastened to one another by hinges. Each link adorned with vegetal pattern and image of deer (or goat). Buckle made of two links with identical decorations, in addition to plate (with image of human face) covering clasp. In a hidden spot on one part of the buckle is a Hebrew inscription giving the name of either the owner of the belt or the craftsman who fashioned it: "… by Yishaya ben Moussani (?) [or Moussa'i (?)]." Clasp consists of two hooks.
87X5.5 cm.
Silver, cast and engraved; chased.
Belt consists of fourteen links, fastened to one another by hinges. Each link adorned with vegetal pattern and image of deer (or goat). Buckle made of two links with identical decorations, in addition to plate (with image of human face) covering clasp. In a hidden spot on one part of the buckle is a Hebrew inscription giving the name of either the owner of the belt or the craftsman who fashioned it: "… by Yishaya ben Moussani (?) [or Moussa'i (?)]." Clasp consists of two hooks.
87X5.5 cm.
Category
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan / Mountain Jews and the Caucasus
Catalogue
![Single sheet, decorated, with piyyut (liturgical poem) for Friday night. Iran, Tevet 5672 [1911/12]. Written by David Sasson](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale81-public/108.jpg "Decorated Handwritten Sheet – \"This is the Song of the Sabbath\" – Iran")
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
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Single sheet, decorated, with piyyut (liturgical poem) for Friday night. Iran, Tevet 5672 [1911/12]. Written by David Sasson ben Nissan.
Ink, pencil and paint on paper.
Single sheet, handwritten, with the Hebrew piyyut that opens with "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Almighty" (attributed to Rabbi Sasson Mordechai Moshe), recited by Iraqi Jews on Friday night. The page is divided into two columns; in the right column, the Hebrew title "This is the Song of the Holy Sabbath" appears inside tapering horseshoe arches, and at the bottom of the left column, the scribe gives his signature: "I am the young writer, David Sasson son of ... Nissan in honor of... the young man Moshe ben Adoniya... written [on] the Month of Tevet, Year 5672 [1911/12]." Underneath the latter is a schematic drawing of a flower, flanked by a pair of birds. The text is enclosed in an orange-brown border.
Some of the words of the piyyut are misspelled with additional vowels, presumably to facilitate pronunciation (see Hebrew text).
26.5X21 cm. Good condition. Few stains and tears.
Purchased in Bukhara, September 2005.
Ink, pencil and paint on paper.
Single sheet, handwritten, with the Hebrew piyyut that opens with "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Almighty" (attributed to Rabbi Sasson Mordechai Moshe), recited by Iraqi Jews on Friday night. The page is divided into two columns; in the right column, the Hebrew title "This is the Song of the Holy Sabbath" appears inside tapering horseshoe arches, and at the bottom of the left column, the scribe gives his signature: "I am the young writer, David Sasson son of ... Nissan in honor of... the young man Moshe ben Adoniya... written [on] the Month of Tevet, Year 5672 [1911/12]." Underneath the latter is a schematic drawing of a flower, flanked by a pair of birds. The text is enclosed in an orange-brown border.
Some of the words of the piyyut are misspelled with additional vowels, presumably to facilitate pronunciation (see Hebrew text).
26.5X21 cm. Good condition. Few stains and tears.
Purchased in Bukhara, September 2005.
Category
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Kurdistan / Mountain Jews and the Caucasus
Catalogue