Img. ID: 341414
Illustration no. 11 is placed before the 7th column of the text. It is labeled in Hebrew ככה יעשה לאיש ("Thus shall it be done to the man", Es. 6:11) and depicts Mordecai being lead by Haman (who wears a dagger in his belt) through the streets of Susa while mounted on a royal horse (Es. 6:11). Mordecai is dressed in royal garb, including the royal crown, and holds a royal scepter in his hand. On the left, there is a drummer and in the background of the scene, there is a massive, packed crowd. The street is depicted as a gallery with columns which have two-headed goat sculptures as part of the capitals. In the center stands a stepped pyramid.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew
The scroll is formed of 3 paper sheets containing 12 columns of the text with 42 lines, except for col. 10 which has 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The vocalized text of the Book of Esther is printed in Ashkenazi stam script with tagim, in black ink. It reproduces text written by an expert scribe (rather than moveable type) and it shows scribal practices of typical Ashkenazi megillot, such as enlarged and diminished letters in the names of Haman's sons and other enlarged letters ח (Es. 1:6) and ת (Es. 9:29).
A short biography and Geismar's immigration card are available https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/exhibitions/bearing-witness/esther-scroll.asp (accessed on 24.10.2020).
Other copies of the megillah are stored in the Jewish Museum in Prague (inv. nos. 095.541 and 084.999), in the MAHJ in Paris (Inv. 2009.17.015 and Inv. 2000.16.169), in the JTS Library in New York (S282 and S474), belongs to the Gross Family Collection (see ID 35191) and other institutional and private collections.
The images of the scroll are available on http://collections.jewishmuseum.cz/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/221868 (accessed on 24.10.2020).