DepartmentMiddle East

Decorative Shofar

NameDecorative Shofar (plural: shofarot)

Maker Bar-Sheshet Ribak

CultureJewish

Date2010

Place madeTel Aviv, Israel, Middle East, Asia

MediumKudu horn, silver, gold

DimensionsOverall: 32 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (83 x 18 x 15 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2010.46.2

DescriptionLarge, double curved horn with three wide silver bands. The two end bands decorated with raised golden menorah at small end and Star of David at large end. The central silver band has three raised stripes. The small end is cut off, ground down and polished, with lesser degrees of surface polish as shofar widens.