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LOT 70:
Mezuzah Cover. "Jeta Del Mezuzah." Velvet. Morocco, 20th Century
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Sold for: $250
Start price:
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250
Estimated price:
$300 - $400
Auction house commission: 22%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Mezuzah Cover. "Jeta Del Mezuzah." Velvet. Morocco, 20th Century
Decorative mezuzah cover with the name of the woman who made it: Jamilla Tapiro. Morocco, 20th century.
Description: Mezuzah cover. Green velvet embroidered with silver threads, in the form of a shield with concave joints and a sharpened bottom. Decorated with flowers and twigs. The name of the woman is embroidered in large, elegant letters in the second line, under the Divine name שד-י, per the unique custom of the Moroccan community. Along the perimeter there are fringes made of gold threads.
This is a typical example of mezuzah covers in Moroccan cities, which were generally made of vivid colored velvet, in red, purple and green. At times, there were bordered fringes made of gold or silver threads, or decorative tassels sewn to the upper section. The covers were hung over an indentation where the mezuzah was placed in the main entrance to the house, on a door that did not open to the street.
Refer to: The Mezuzah Cover: A Special Artistic Ritual Object in the Life of the Jewish Woman in Moroccan Cities, Sh. Zabar, Yehadut Morocco-Mesoret, Hagot V'Amanut, issue 3, Shevat-Iyar 2013, p. 48-53.
Condition: Fine, the ring on the right is missing. The stitches on the right side of the cover have unraveled.
