Esther Holy Scripture Scroll

This strikingly beautiful Scripture Scroll of Esther is areproduction of a Megillat Esther created by Moshe BenAvraham in 1617 in Ferrara, Italy. The original scroll wasinscribed on parchment with spectacular decorations in vividcolor accompanying the text. The area between the columns oftext is decorated brilliantly with flora and fauna motifs. At the top of each page appears the torso of a man in navy blue andred fez, bespeaking the culture of Persia where the story tookplace. Also at the top of each page is a painting of that page'sscene with subtitles and accompanying text. The scenes in thescroll depict life—culture, clothing, interior design, and food—as the artist knew it at the beginning of the seventeenthcentury. The ornate case stands 16” tall, and 4.25” in diameter.