Lot 42
  • 42

The Agam Megillah (Scroll of Esther), Israel, ca. 1980

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

Serigraph on parchment, signed and numbered 138/180.



19½ inches high, text written in square Ashkenazic script arranged in 11 columns on 8 membranes.

Condition

Serigraph on parchment, signed and numbered 138/180. 19 1/2 inches high, text written in square Ashkenazic script arranged in 11 columns on 8 membranes.
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Catalogue Note

A modern decorated megillah by noted Israeli artist Ya'akov Agam. Produced on parchment, this limited edition includes a silk-screened border by the artist, with the text handwritten by a scribe. In this Scroll of Esther, the traditional text is adorned with distinctly modern and brilliantly colored artwork.