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Mezuzah

Artist Ilya Schor American, born Galicia (present-day Ukraine), 1904–1961

Date1950s

MediumSilver; ink, parchment

DimensionsL. 5 11/16 x W. 1 3/4 x D. 1/2 in. (14.4 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm)

ClassificationsMetal

Credit LineGift of Drs. Ronald and Elizabeth Kanof Levine in honor of JoAnn Pizer-Fox

Object number2006.2

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ProvenanceCreated New York, 1950s. Drs. Abram and Frances Pascher Kanof, New York and later Raleigh, NC; Drs. Ronald and Elizabeth Kanof Levine, Raleigh; given to NCMA, 2006.
Published ReferencesAbram Kanof, Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition (exhibition catalogue) (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1975), cat. no. 48, illus. (b-w).
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Ceremonial Art in the Judaic Tradition," April 27 - June 15, 1975, cat. no 48, illus. (b-w).

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