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Megillat Esther - The Diamond Megilah
Code: 1014

Cut-out, acrylic, gold gouache; mounted on black, hand painted silk.

The design of this Megilah has been inspired by diamonds - the Imperial Jewel - as it would suit Ahasuerus, the rich and powerful king of 127 countries and provinces.

Three different cuts of diamonds, run as chains along the whole megilah:
At the top, a chain of Star of David diamonds contain a letter each, and form the words of Esther 8:15, "and the city of Shushan rejoiced".
Below the text columns, a chain of larger diamonds, alternating in shape, contain a word or two each, and form the verse of Esther 9:22:
"As the days on which the Jews had rest from their enemies, as the month which was turned from sorrow to joy for them, and from mourning to a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, of sending presents to one another and gifts to the poor."

The megilah contains six pencil drawings, depicting scenes from the Purim story:

1. Opening page - the regal feast. The King, drunk in the company of his statesmen, points his finger towards the women's wing, loudly directing the eunuch to bring in Queen Vashti in her royal crown. Dancers and singers entertain the guests, wine flows like water, and the splendor of the palace and garments make the scene festive, almost decadent.
2. Mordechai brings his niece Esther to the palace, reluctantly obeying the royal command. He is sad and worried, while the girl is apprehensive, yet curious. Her plain dress conceals her beauty, which is to bring her to the influential position of the new queen, a position she will make the most of to save her people.
3. Mordechai, dressed in torn sack fabric and his head covered with ashes, mourns the coming disaster of the Jewish people at the gate of the palace, hoping to relay the news to Esther and recruit her help.
4. Esther kneels before the King and touches the tip of his scepter, in a gesture of respect and submission. She is going to ask the King and Haman to her rooms to drink together, as the first step of her plan.
5. Mordechai is honorably led through the celebrating streets of Shushan, riding the King's horse and dressed with the King's clothes. Haman, fuming with anger, is leading the horse, and the crowds cheer.
6. Mordechai, now the King's second-in-command, is dictating his orders to the scribes, to be delivered to the farthest ends of the empire, and he rules, as the book says, with wisdom and justice.

Size: 40 cm tall, 420 cm long

Price: $12,000.00

Code: 1014