Auction 57 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Silver Mezuzah Cover - North Africa

Opening: $700
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Mezuzah cover - "Jeta Del Mezuzah". [Algeria or Morocco, first decades of the 20th century].
Hammered sheet silver, nailed on to a wooden board.
In the center is a seven-branched menorah surmounting an oil cruse, tools for cleaning the menorah and the Stone of Virtues (Even Ha'Ma'alot). On the left and right are the pillars of Boaz and Yachin. Surrounding the entire image is a frame of branches and flowers.
Length (without wooden board): 23 cm, width: 14.5 cm. Good condition. Some corrosion. One nail is detached from the silver plate. Slight defects to wooden board.
See: Jewish Life in Morocco, Aviva Müller-Lancet (editor). The Israel Museum, 1983, p. 60.
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