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Vessel for the Ritual Washing of Hands
Vessel for the Ritual Washing of Hands

Vessel for the Ritual Washing of Hands

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
On view
ProvenanceCreated Jerusalem, 1992; collection of the artist; given to NCMA, 2004.
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