Miniature Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case, presumably made by a "Bezalel" artisan (unmarked). [Jerusalem, ca. 1910-1920].
HaMelech scroll (all the columns begin with the word "HaMelech"); written in Stam script on four parchment membranes, 30 columns of text, 14 lines per column. The scroll is placed in a cylindrical filigree silver case, decorated with rich vegetal patterns, and topped with a crown-shaped ornament, covering a gilt dome.
Although the present case is unmarked, it is identical in technique and quality to cases produced in "Bezalel" in the first decades of the 20th century.

Height of case: approx. 16 cm; height of parchment: 5.5 cm. Overall good condition. Some minor blemishes and warping. The silver pull-piece sewn onto the first membrane does not bear the "Bezalel" mark and is therefore presumably not original. Minor wear and blemishes to parchment.

For comparison, see: "Bezalel 1906-1929", list of items in the exhibition, Jerusalem, 1983. Item nos. 717-721.

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