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Mezuzah case
Ilya Schor (Polish, born Zolochiv, active in New York, 1904–1961)
American
about 1950-1960
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x width: 15.2 x 3.5 x 1.3 cm (6 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection
Accession Number2013.988
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Americas, Judaica
ClassificationsMetalwork
Signed
signed with bird and name Ilya Schor
ProvenanceApril 12, 1995, anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, lot 128, to Charles and Lynn Schusterman, Tulsa; 2013, gift of Lynn Schusterman to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 25, 2013)
CopyrightCopyright Mira Schor