IMJ424050 Esther scroll (mixed media) by Italian School, (17th century); The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; (add.info.: handwritten in ink and colored copper engravings on parchment; carved wood; Book of Esther, a book of the Hebrew bible, also known as Megillah, is the basis for the Jewish celebration of Purim;); 穢 Israel Museum, Jerusalem ; Gift of Jakob Michael in memory of Erna Sondheimer-Michael; Italian, out of copyright.