Obj. ID: 18039
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Esther scroll case

The silver cylindrical Esther Scroll case consists of a body, a head, an apex, and a handle. The body is covered with an opened flower pattern composed of four petals with winded edges and a ring on its centre.The flowers appear in rows symmetrically set in a vertical and horizontal axis, with similar rings between them. A heraldic(?)smooth plaque with the letters "S.S" is situated on the body surface, interrupting the flower patterns decoration.The body has a compressed globular base decorated with scrolls with twined edges and leaves in their centre. The head is an eight-armed crown decorated with four protruding ellipses, one on top of the other and thick rims.Its base is plain with dotted rims. The apex is in the shape of a wreath of flowers with radiating petals and stems. The cylindrical plain handle tapers upwards and is mounted over a hemispherical base decorated with an encircling ring with geometrical patterns and a bead on bottom.##The parchment handle has a stem-like shape. MED : Metal:MH : 330 mm (overall), 80 mm (handle):MD : 34 mm (overall), 12mm (handle), 25mm(base), 47mm(head):MAT : Silver, parchment, ink##Structure: cast, spun, raised ##Decoration: cast, stamped, punched, engraved##Bonding: screwed