Auction 74 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Gevil Esther Scroll – Morocco, 17th/18th Century
Opening: $500
Unsold
Esther scroll. [Morocco, 17th/18th century].
Dark gevil. 29 lines per column. Wooden roller, turned, with metal openwork.
The text is followed by the blessings, penned in square and Sephardi semi-cursive scripts. Kabbalistic kavanot added over the words of the final blessing.
Scroll height: 32 cm. Fair condition. Several places in poor condition. Stains, some dark. Wear and creases. Erasures, faded ink and damage. Open tears to one membrane, affecting text. Roller height: 57 cm. Roller in good-fair condition. Long cracks. Losses to wood and metal openwork.
Dark gevil. 29 lines per column. Wooden roller, turned, with metal openwork.
The text is followed by the blessings, penned in square and Sephardi semi-cursive scripts. Kabbalistic kavanot added over the words of the final blessing.
Scroll height: 32 cm. Fair condition. Several places in poor condition. Stains, some dark. Wear and creases. Erasures, faded ink and damage. Open tears to one membrane, affecting text. Roller height: 57 cm. Roller in good-fair condition. Long cracks. Losses to wood and metal openwork.
Esther and Haftarot Scrolls
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