Auction 74
Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
By Kedem
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Sep 15, 2020
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 363:
Parchment Esther Scroll – With Dozens of Naive Illustrations
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Sold for: $700
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700
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Parchment Esther Scroll – With Dozens of Naive Illustrations
Illustrated Esther scroll. [Eretz Israel, ca. mid-20th century].
Ink on thin parchment. Sephardic Stam script (unskilled). 23 columns. With dozens of naive illustrations, in watercolor (and other media), depicting various scenes from the Megillah narrative and the history of the Jewish people. The illustrations were added after the Megillah was penned, above and below the columns, in the intercolumnar spaces and in the column describing the hanging of the ten sons of Haman.
Scroll height: approx. 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears and wear. Stains.
