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Shofar
19th century
Object Place: Poland
Medium/Technique
Ramhorn
Dimensions
Length 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1961
CollectionsJudaica, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionMade of a ram's horn, straightened out and flattened; a scalloped opening edge. Engraved zigzags in three wavy, parallel lines. The integral mouthpiece of oval conoidal shape is carved out of the cut-off tip of the horn.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
Four traditional calls: Teki'ah, Shebarim, Teru'ah, & Teki'ah gedolah
Traditional
Performed by Joel Gordon