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Three Silver Mezuzah Cases – North Africa - Three mezuzah cases (“jitah del mezuzah”). [Algeria, Morocco or vicinity, early decades of the 20th century]. Silver sheet, cut and repoussé, nailed onto wooden boards. Three mezuzah cases of similar design: each centered with a seven-branched menorah, topped by the inscription “Shaddai”. Two of the plaques feature additional Temple implements, and one includes a pair of palms (Hamsa). The third plaque slightly differs in design, with a pair of architectural columns topped with tree- or shrub-like floral motifs; this plaque also contains a mezuzah scroll affixed to its reverse and has decoratively cut edges. Height: 22-24 cm, width: 15-16 cm. Condition varies. Two items with some missing silver sheet pieces. Literature: Aviva Muller-Lancet (ed.), Jewish Life in Morocco, the Israel Museum, 1983, p. 60.