Of classic style, with hinged lid for ink-well and quill compartment, engraved in Hebrew with name of owner: “Masoud son of Shalom Najara.” Length: 9 inches.

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Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art

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Lot 151

ORIENTAL BRASS SCRIBE’S CASE.

Of classic style, with hinged lid for ink-well and quill compartment, engraved in Hebrew with name of owner: “Masoud son of Shalom Najara.” Length: 9 inches.

c. 1900

Est: $700 - $1,000

For another example, see Israel Museum Catalogue, Sephardi Jews of the Ottoman Empire (1990) p. 199.