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Torah Crown
Torah Crown

Torah Crown

Artist Makhlouf Aznenou Algerian, 19th century
Date1868
Associated withAfrica
MediumSilver: partially gilt; carnelian beads
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 7 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (18.4 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Lisa and Steven Feierstein in memory of their parents, Dr. Bernard and Adele Feierstein and Morton and Harriet Bresenoff
Object number2023.4.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceHalpern Collection, NY; Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, no. 81; sold to NCMA, 2022.
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