![Esther scroll. [Iraq or the region, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; wood, turned and painted.
Est](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/19_1.jpg "Esther Scroll Rolled on Original Wooden Handle – Iraq or the Region, L")
![Esther scroll. [Iraq or the region, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; wood, turned and painted.
Est](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/19_2.jpg "Esther Scroll Rolled on Original Wooden Handle – Iraq or the Region, L")
![Esther scroll. [Iraq or the region, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; wood, turned and painted.
Est](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale109/19_3.jpg "Esther Scroll Rolled on Original Wooden Handle – Iraq or the Region, L")
Auction 109 Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Megillot and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Esther Scroll Rolled on Original Wooden Handle – Iraq or the Region, Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Esther scroll. [Iraq or the region, late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on parchment; wood, turned and painted.
Esther scroll in HaMelech format (most columns begin with the word HaMelech), written in Sephardi (Babylonian) script on 6 parchment membranes sewn together, 19 text columns, 17 lines per column, with Tagim.
Outer edge of first membrane cut decoratively, with long parchment fastener with the scroll's owner name handwritten on it: "Chaim son of R. Pinchas Kankur".
Scroll on original wooden roller. Partially decorated.
Height of parchment: 20 cm. Overall good condition. Slight stains and wear, mainly to outer edge of first membrane. Remains of thread sewn to edge of fastener, apparently remains of another fabric fastener. Height of handle: 39 cm. Good condition. Some cracks. Open peeling of paint.
Esther Scrolls
Esther Scrolls