Vessel for Ritual Handwashing
Artist
Moshe Zabari
Israeli, born 1935, active in the United States 1961–1988
Date1992
MediumSilver, partly chrome-plated, partly gilded
Dimensions3 15/16 x 6 7/16 x 2 3/8 in. (10 x 16.3 x 6 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Pat and Moshe Zabari in memory of Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof
Object number2004.14
On View
Not on viewAccording to traditional practice, hands are washed before meals, though a vessel of such beauty would likely be reserved for the Sabbath and festivals such as Passover.
Hands are traditionally washed twice during the seder ceremony and meal. The shape of the vessel allows water to be poured over each hand in turn.
ProvenanceCreated Jerusalem, 1992; collection of the artist; given to NCMA, 2004.Published References"New Acquisitions, New Look for the Judaic Art Gallery," Preview: The Magazine of the North Carolina Museum of Art (July/August 2006), briefly discussed 6.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022-June 6, 2025. Object Rights Statement
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Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later
