Silver Filigree Mezuzah, Bezalel, Jerusalem, circa 1915

Silver filigree mezuzah (2-3/4") with a hinged top and intact parchment scroll. Stamped in Hebrew with "Bezalel, Jerusalem." This piece is an early example of Bezalel art, exhibiting characteristics of the Yemenite style. A similar mezuzah sold at Sotheby's NYC Auction on December 7, 1984 (#229) for $660. The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, founded in 1903 by Boris Schatz, is Israel's national school of art. Its style combined Jewish, Middle Eastern, and European traditions. The school's craftsmen were often members of the Yemenite community, known for their metalwork traditions.

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