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- Author signed as A. Riedel
- Date of production 1884
- Place of creation Warsaw, Poland
- Dimensions length: 31.5 cm, diameter: 5.2 cm
- Author's designation signed as A. Riedel
- ID no. MCh-S/1208
- Museum Irena and Mieczysław Mazaraki Museum in Chrzanów
- Subjects multiculture, daily life, religion
- Technique engraving, casting, chiselling
- Material silver
- Object copyright Irena and Mieczysław Mazaraki Museum in Chrzanów
- Digital images copyright public domain
- Digitalisation RDW MIC, Małopolska's Virtual Museums project
- Tags scroll , book , judaica , marriage , Bible , 3D , multiculturalism , Jews , silversmiths , synagogue , sacred art , public domain
The Megillat Esther binding is a case for storing a parchment scroll of the Book of Esther. The Biblical Book of Esther tells the story of how Esther, the wife of the Persian King Ahasuerus, thwarted the plans of Minister Haman aiming to annihilate the Jews who inhabited the Persian Empire. To commemorate these events, on the 14th and 15th day of the month of Adar the Jews celebrate the joyful holiday of Purim.
moreThe Megillat Esther binding is a case for storing a parchment scroll of the Book of Esther. The Biblical Book of Esther tells the story of how Esther, the wife of the Persian King Ahasuerus, thwarted the plans of Minister Haman aiming to annihilate the Jews who inhabited the Persian Empire. To commemorate these events, on the 14th and 15th day of the month of Adar the Jews celebrate the joyful holiday of Purim. The Book of Esther, i.e. Megillat Esther, is a customary gift granted by a bride to her fiancé on the day of their wedding. It is usually placed in a decorated case in the shape of a cylinder, furnished inside with a movable bolt onto which a scroll is rolled with an oblong hole along the entire length of the binding. This binding was made of silver and equipped with a hexagonal handle for rolling the scroll. On the surface it bears an engraved decoration in the shape of a cartouche with a floral ornament and a meander pattern. It was made in Warsaw in Antoni Riedel’s goldsmithing workshop in 1884.
Elaborated by Anna Sadło-Ostafin, Irena and Mieczysław Mazaraki Museum in Chrzanów, © all rights reserved
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