scroll: Venice?, mid 18th century / case: Ioannina, Greece, second half of the 19th century
Language
Hebrew
Title
Megillat Esther (מגילת אסתר) / Esther Scroll
Description
This mid-eighteen century Italian Esther scroll was most likely
printed and hand-colored in Venice. It is kept in a cylindrical
case of delicate filigree, ornamented with floral motifs, that is
typical of the later and more refined work of Ioannite
silversmiths.
Rights
e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland