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Carpet Depicting the Bezalel Building
Carpet Depicting the Bezalel Building

Carpet Depicting the Bezalel Building

Artist Bezalel School
Datecirca 1920s
Mediumwool
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (with fringe): 23 × 48 × 3/8 in. (58.4 × 121.9 × 1 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineGift of Drs. Lloyd Lense and Susan Stopek-Lense
Object number2026.11.2
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated ca.1920s, Jerusalem; acquired by the NCMA at auction, Sotheby’s New York, December 17, 2025 (Lot 52); purchased by NCMA, 2025.Published ReferencesAnton Felton, Jewish Carpets: A History and Guide (Oriental Rugs Series) (England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1997), no. 38, 106. Object Rights Statement

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