Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
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Plaque for the home, inscribed (Hebrew) "Blessed shall you be upon your departure" (Deuteronomy 28:6), possibly created by Moshe Ben Yizchak Mizrachi (Shah). Jerusalem, [first half of 20th century].
Oil paint and aluminum foil on glass.
Small plaque, second in a set of two (the first plaque, "Blessed shall you be upon your arrival," is missing). The inscription "And blessed shall you be upon your departure" (Deuteronomy 28:6) is at center, encircled by branches and flowers.
Approx. 22X17 cm. Small fracture to upper right corner. Framed; not examined outside of frame.
Oil paint and aluminum foil on glass.
Small plaque, second in a set of two (the first plaque, "Blessed shall you be upon your arrival," is missing). The inscription "And blessed shall you be upon your departure" (Deuteronomy 28:6) is at center, encircled by branches and flowers.
Approx. 22X17 cm. Small fracture to upper right corner. Framed; not examined outside of frame.
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Palestine
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $500
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Ibex horn shofar. [Palestine, first half of 20th century].
Ibex horn, carved and engraved.
Inscribed with the Hebrew word "shofar."
Shofars made from ibex horns are considered rarities, insofar as the ibex is a protected species in Israel, and hunting this animal is prohibited by law.
Length: Approx. 46 cm. Good-fair condition. Fractures and other damage.
Discovered in a genizah (repository for sacred documents and objects) in Jerusalem.
Ibex horn, carved and engraved.
Inscribed with the Hebrew word "shofar."
Shofars made from ibex horns are considered rarities, insofar as the ibex is a protected species in Israel, and hunting this animal is prohibited by law.
Length: Approx. 46 cm. Good-fair condition. Fractures and other damage.
Discovered in a genizah (repository for sacred documents and objects) in Jerusalem.
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Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
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Paper scroll with verses from the Torah, handwritten in Samaritan script and housed inside sheet metal case in form of Samaritan Torah case. Nablus, [late 19th or early 20th century].
Ink on paper; sheet metal, cut and soldered.
Paper scroll with excerpt from the Torah (Book of Genesis, Chapter 12, portion titled "Leh Leha"), handwritten in Samaritan script. Scroll housed in handmade sheet metal case in form of Samaritan Torah case, namely with cylindrical body and with two handles (or rollers) below and three finials above.
The size of the Samaritan community in Palestine shrank dramatically in the 19th century. This was the result, among other factors, of the official hostility of the Ottoman Empire. The decline was so severe that by 1876, the entire Samaritan population numbered no more than 135 individuals. The threat of eradication looming over this ancient community actually served to attract a frenzied wave of attention, and brought about an influx of European scholars and travelers eagerly seeking to acquire all available information regarding Samaritan culture, and to purchase Samaritan manuscripts whenever possible. Objects such as the present scroll were produced in Nablus in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and sold to tourists as a means of raising money to materially support the community and ensure its physical survival.
Scroll height: 9 cm. Tears, wear, and stains. Most pages of scroll blank, or printed with Arabic text; handwritten Samaritan text handwritten only on small segment in middle of scroll. Case height: 20 cm. Minor blemishes, some rust.
Reference: Scripture and Schism: Samaritan and Karaite Treasures from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY: The Library), item no. 20.
Ink on paper; sheet metal, cut and soldered.
Paper scroll with excerpt from the Torah (Book of Genesis, Chapter 12, portion titled "Leh Leha"), handwritten in Samaritan script. Scroll housed in handmade sheet metal case in form of Samaritan Torah case, namely with cylindrical body and with two handles (or rollers) below and three finials above.
The size of the Samaritan community in Palestine shrank dramatically in the 19th century. This was the result, among other factors, of the official hostility of the Ottoman Empire. The decline was so severe that by 1876, the entire Samaritan population numbered no more than 135 individuals. The threat of eradication looming over this ancient community actually served to attract a frenzied wave of attention, and brought about an influx of European scholars and travelers eagerly seeking to acquire all available information regarding Samaritan culture, and to purchase Samaritan manuscripts whenever possible. Objects such as the present scroll were produced in Nablus in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and sold to tourists as a means of raising money to materially support the community and ensure its physical survival.
Scroll height: 9 cm. Tears, wear, and stains. Most pages of scroll blank, or printed with Arabic text; handwritten Samaritan text handwritten only on small segment in middle of scroll. Case height: 20 cm. Minor blemishes, some rust.
Reference: Scripture and Schism: Samaritan and Karaite Treasures from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY: The Library), item no. 20.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
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Two Samaritan manuscripts. Mt. Gerizim, Nablus, 19th century / 20th century.
Ink on paper.
1. "Selihot" (Penitential) Prayers for the High Holy Days in the tradition of the Samaritan community. Nablus, 1267 according to the Hijri calendar [1851 CE]. Complete manuscript volume, written by Elazar son of Sedaka son of Yitzhak son of Salameh son of Gazal son of Yitzhak son of Ibrahim HaKohen. [62] ff., 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some blemishes. Cardboard binding, with wear, somewhat loose.
2. Genesis Chapter I, Samaritan version. Nablus, [1940s]. Handwritten booklet, with chapter one of the Book of Genesis, in Samaritan script. On the cover are the letters of the alphabet in both Samaritan and Hebrew scripts. [10] ff., 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to cover.
Enclosed: Booklet entitled "The Celebration of Passover by the Samaritans," by Ya'aqov Ben Uzzi, the Samaritan High Priest, Nablus. Tel Aviv, 1941, (Hebrew).
Ink on paper.
1. "Selihot" (Penitential) Prayers for the High Holy Days in the tradition of the Samaritan community. Nablus, 1267 according to the Hijri calendar [1851 CE]. Complete manuscript volume, written by Elazar son of Sedaka son of Yitzhak son of Salameh son of Gazal son of Yitzhak son of Ibrahim HaKohen. [62] ff., 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some blemishes. Cardboard binding, with wear, somewhat loose.
2. Genesis Chapter I, Samaritan version. Nablus, [1940s]. Handwritten booklet, with chapter one of the Book of Genesis, in Samaritan script. On the cover are the letters of the alphabet in both Samaritan and Hebrew scripts. [10] ff., 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to cover.
Enclosed: Booklet entitled "The Celebration of Passover by the Samaritans," by Ya'aqov Ben Uzzi, the Samaritan High Priest, Nablus. Tel Aviv, 1941, (Hebrew).
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $1,000
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Tantour / "shihabeeyeen," silver ornament for a Druze hat. Palestine or Lebanon, 19th century.
Silver, cut, engraved, and punched (parcel gilt); silver thread; glass beads.
The Tantour is a tall, conical ornament, a gift customarily presented by the bridegroom to his bride on the wedding day. It was traditionally worn by Druze women until the end of the 19th century.
Decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns, and with birds. Additional large ornament – decorated in silver thread and with colored glass beads – attached at front. Three stylized hooks, threaded with chain, at bottom.
30X9 cm.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 164, 168.
Silver, cut, engraved, and punched (parcel gilt); silver thread; glass beads.
The Tantour is a tall, conical ornament, a gift customarily presented by the bridegroom to his bride on the wedding day. It was traditionally worn by Druze women until the end of the 19th century.
Decorated with vegetal and geometric patterns, and with birds. Additional large ornament – decorated in silver thread and with colored glass beads – attached at front. Three stylized hooks, threaded with chain, at bottom.
30X9 cm.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 164, 168.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
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Ornament for Druze head covering. Syria, Damascus or Aleppo, [19th century].
Silver, filigree.
Thin, round silver ornament, which would be fastened onto Druze men's tarboosh (fez) or onto women's head covering. Chains with coins at their ends would dangle from rings hanging from the lower part of the ornament.
Diameter: 12.5 cm. One ring missing from lower part.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 80, 85-86.
Silver, filigree.
Thin, round silver ornament, which would be fastened onto Druze men's tarboosh (fez) or onto women's head covering. Chains with coins at their ends would dangle from rings hanging from the lower part of the ornament.
Diameter: 12.5 cm. One ring missing from lower part.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Syria: Collection Antoine Touma and Linden-Museum Stuttgart, pp. 80, 85-86.
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Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $800
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Long sword, Palestinian Arab. Gaza, [19th century]. Housed in decorated silver scabbard with inscription dated 1355 [= 1935 CE according to the Muslim calendar].
Silver, repoussé, punched, and engraved; silver thread; iron; wood and cardboard.
Long sword with wooden hilt, iron blade, and silver scabbard. Scabbard decorated entirely in silver thread and repoussé, in vegetal and geometric patterns as well as with crescents, and, adjacent to hilt, with two hand symbols.
Two Arabic names engraved along the edges of the scabbard, most likely those of the owner of the sword-and-scabbard, and the craftsman who fashioned them: "Abu Salem Abu Me'ilak" / "Helmi Atallah al-Tarazi, Gaza, 1355" [= 1935 CE according to the Muslim calendar]. The craftsman Helmi Atallah al-Tarazi is a member of an old and well-known generation of Christian Arab silversmiths in Gaza.
91X9 cm. Scabbard consists of three detachable parts. Blemishes and warping. Rust to blade.
Silver, repoussé, punched, and engraved; silver thread; iron; wood and cardboard.
Long sword with wooden hilt, iron blade, and silver scabbard. Scabbard decorated entirely in silver thread and repoussé, in vegetal and geometric patterns as well as with crescents, and, adjacent to hilt, with two hand symbols.
Two Arabic names engraved along the edges of the scabbard, most likely those of the owner of the sword-and-scabbard, and the craftsman who fashioned them: "Abu Salem Abu Me'ilak" / "Helmi Atallah al-Tarazi, Gaza, 1355" [= 1935 CE according to the Muslim calendar]. The craftsman Helmi Atallah al-Tarazi is a member of an old and well-known generation of Christian Arab silversmiths in Gaza.
91X9 cm. Scabbard consists of three detachable parts. Blemishes and warping. Rust to blade.
Category
Palestine
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Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
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Opulent seal, belonging to the Mukhtar (village chieftain) Ahmad Ibn Mashary al-Ibrahimi. Ottoman Empire (Palestine?), Year [1]241 (?) according to the Hijri calendar, [ca. 1826].
Silver, cast; niello.
Swivel fob seal, set in frame, folds into an elegant silver case that also serves as a handle when the seal is used. The case – shaped like a droplet with a clover-like ornament on top – is attached to a silver chain.
Seal: 1.9X1.5 cm. Case: 4X2 cm.
Silver, cast; niello.
Swivel fob seal, set in frame, folds into an elegant silver case that also serves as a handle when the seal is used. The case – shaped like a droplet with a clover-like ornament on top – is attached to a silver chain.
Seal: 1.9X1.5 cm. Case: 4X2 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $150
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Seal, belonging to the Mukhtar (chieftain) Ahmad Abu Karash of the village as-Samu (in the Southern Hebron Hills), Palestine, Year [1]331 (?) according to the Hijri calendar, [ca. 1913].
Cast brass.
Small seal with stylized handle and long metal chain.
Seal: 1.5X1.6 cm. Handle: 2 cm.
Cast brass.
Small seal with stylized handle and long metal chain.
Seal: 1.5X1.6 cm. Handle: 2 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $300
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"Kuffat Fatmeh" ("Fatimah's Hand") forehead ornament / amulet choker necklace with hamsa pendants. Palestine, Bethlehem Region, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast; silver thread.
1. Chain with 29 hamsa pendants, each with a circle resembling an eye, in addition to 29 round pendants encircled by silver thread, each with two crescent-like decorations, also in silver thread. Length: 30 cm.
2. Chain with 29 hamsa pendants, each with a circle resembling an eye. Length: 34 cm.
Reference: Pracht und Geheimnis, item no. 325. For comparison, see Israel Museum Collection, item no. B98.0368.
Silver, cast; silver thread.
1. Chain with 29 hamsa pendants, each with a circle resembling an eye, in addition to 29 round pendants encircled by silver thread, each with two crescent-like decorations, also in silver thread. Length: 30 cm.
2. Chain with 29 hamsa pendants, each with a circle resembling an eye. Length: 34 cm.
Reference: Pracht und Geheimnis, item no. 325. For comparison, see Israel Museum Collection, item no. B98.0368.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $200
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Two head ornaments. Palestine / Syria, [first half of 20th century].
Silver, cast, cut, and punched; silver thread; silver coins.
1. Chain with 35 pendants from which filigree pendants in the form of droplets ("boteh" or paisley) and silver coins are suspended. May have been worn as a choker. 50X9 cm.
2. Double chain (i.e., two chains connected to each other) with 30 pendants – 24 of them hamsa-shaped and 6 triangular. 38X5.5 cm.
Silver, cast, cut, and punched; silver thread; silver coins.
1. Chain with 35 pendants from which filigree pendants in the form of droplets ("boteh" or paisley) and silver coins are suspended. May have been worn as a choker. 50X9 cm.
2. Double chain (i.e., two chains connected to each other) with 30 pendants – 24 of them hamsa-shaped and 6 triangular. 38X5.5 cm.
Category
Palestine
Catalogue
Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
July 13, 2021
Opening: $250
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Two Palestinian (Iznaq / Znaq) chin chains with Maria Theresa coins. Palestine, Bethlehem and Ramallah Regions, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast; silver coins; filigree and granulation; beads.
Two (Christian) Palestinian chin chains, made to dangle from the sides of the head covering so as to adorn the sides of the face and the chin. The two ornaments differ from each other, but the basic design is identical: it involves a thick silver chain with two hooks (one at each end), an egg-shaped pendant made in filigree and granulation, a cross-shaped pendant with a bead at its center, and an 18th-century Austrian Maria Theresa Thaler silver coin.
Approx. 46X5 cm; Approx. 36X7 cm.
References: Palestinian Costume, p. 194; Pracht und Geheimnis, p. 280, item nos. 99-100.
Silver, cast; silver coins; filigree and granulation; beads.
Two (Christian) Palestinian chin chains, made to dangle from the sides of the head covering so as to adorn the sides of the face and the chin. The two ornaments differ from each other, but the basic design is identical: it involves a thick silver chain with two hooks (one at each end), an egg-shaped pendant made in filigree and granulation, a cross-shaped pendant with a bead at its center, and an 18th-century Austrian Maria Theresa Thaler silver coin.
Approx. 46X5 cm; Approx. 36X7 cm.
References: Palestinian Costume, p. 194; Pracht und Geheimnis, p. 280, item nos. 99-100.
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Palestine
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