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LOT 1412
Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 x 97 1/4 in. (577 grams, 63.5 x 247 cm).
A rectangular suede leather manuscript made up from panels sewn along one edge into a long rectangle; sixteen blocks of regular Hebrew script, part of a Torah scroll, including the book of Leviticus.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
LiteratureCf. Kruger Grossmann, A., ‘A 14/15th Century Parchment Scroll, preservation, continuity and innovation’ in JB, 2001, pp.1-12, about a similar, but more ancient, leather scroll with the book of Esther.
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LOT 1412
Large Hebrew Leather Scroll
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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