[Purim plate, decorated with a verse and a scene from the scroll of Esther . Rhine Valley, 18th or 19th century. Hallmark on the back: angel hallmark. Shocks, loss of material on the wing. Diameter: 22 cm This round dish is engraved on the wing with fish and stylized flowers as well as the Hebrew verse instituting the reciprocal sending of gifts . This sentence reminds us of one of the emblematic practices of the Purim holiday: the obligation for each person to send an offering to any person of his choice. In the center is an illustration of a verse from the scroll of Esther: Haman is led to the gallows that he intended for Mordechai. A rare example of a dish used to hold Purim offerings. Bibliography: Monumenta Judaica Katalog, Köln, 1964 . Object n°E 690 for a Purim dish in pewter with the same theme Key words : judaica, jew, jewish, hebrew, rabbis, jewish, torah, hebrew, hebraica, judaism, synagogue, zionism, pessah, pessach, haggada, haggadah, hagada, hagadah, passover, menora, menorah, hannuka, hannuca, hannucca, hanouccah, torah, juden, israelite, Israel, antisemitism, antisemitism, dreyfus, meguila, sepharad, ketubah