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Yemini

Esther Scroll

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This piece was designed in 1928. It is made of sterling silver and ornamented with filigree work and garnets. It is 9” high.

In Yehia's silver filigree case for the traditional scroll of Esther, he imitates splendid Torah coverings, featuring domed and triple-tiered forms and decorations, midway between crown and Temple steps. The reliefs portray scenes from the story of the Biblical Book of Esther; set in the third year of Achashverosh, the King of Persia, and telling a story of palace intrigue and genocide thwarted by the Jewish queen of Persia:

  1. The center scene portrays Haman leading Mordechai on the horse. “Thus, shall it be done unto the man whom the King delighteth to honor.”
  2. On the top left the scene portrays Mordechai begging Esther to ask the King to spare the Jewish People.
  3. On the top right the scene portrays Esther begging the King to spare the Jewish People.
  4. On the bottom the scene portrays Mordechai mourning the fate of the Jewish People.
  5. The last scene portrays the King reading the Book of Chronicles. “On that night the King could not sleep and he commanded to bring the Book of Records of the Chronicles, and they were read before the King.”
    Stamped with Yemini triangle emblem, בצלאל, Sterling 925, ירושלים