Victoria and Albert Museum
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Objects in Jewish Worship
Esther scroll, probably 1800-1900. Lent by The British Museum (1921
Esther scroll, probably 1800-1900. Lent by The British Museum (1921
Esther scroll
Ottoman Empire
Probably 1800-1900
Case: silver and coral
Scroll: vellum with ink
Lent by the British Museum
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The biblical Book of Esther is read during the festival of Purim, a festival which commemorates the rescue of the Jews of Persia in the 5th century BC.
