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Eastern Wall Marker for Synagogue
Eastern Wall Marker for Synagogue

Eastern Wall Marker for Synagogue

Artist Unknown
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumBrass
Dimensions31 5/8 x 23 in. (80.3 x 58.4 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Judaic Art Fund and Museum Purchase Fund
Object numberG.80.3.4
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated Central or Eastern Europe, possibly Danzig (Gdańsk) or Pressburg (Bratislava), late 19th–early 20th century. [Moriah Artcraft, Inc., New York]; sold to NCMA, 1980.
Published ReferencesAbram Kanof, A Guide to the Judaic Art Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996), cat. no. 10, pp. 15, 26-27, illus. (b-w) 26.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection, Reimagined," October 7, 2022–present. Object Rights Statement

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