Shofar

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The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel

Credit: The Stieglitz Collection was donated to the Museum with the contribution of Erica and Ludwig Jesselson, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Title: Shofar
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1681
Location: Germany
Type: Shofar
Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Avi Ganor
External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Medium: Horn, engraved
Inscription: Inscribed in Hebrew: "Blow the horn on the new moon, on the full moon for our feast day." On reverse: "For it is a law for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob [5]441 [1681]" (Psalms 81: 4-5).
Exhibition: The Stieglitz Collection: Masterpieces of Jewish Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Opening date: 1987
Dimensions: L: 42; W: 6.2 cm
Curator: Sarfati, Rachel

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