Collections: Decorative Arts: Shofar or Horn

• Download/Embed
• Avatar
• Add To Favorites
• Share
• Print

Shofar or Horn

• Culture: Jewish
• Medium: Ram's horn
• Possible Place Made: Near East
• Dates: 18th century with 20th century inscription
• Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (36.8 x 16.5 cm)
• Inscriptions: 20th-century Hebrew inscription, from the Bible (Genesis 22:13), reads: "And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering instead of his son." [see catalogue sheet in Decorative Arts departmental files for Hebrew]
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 50.117.2
• Credit Line: Gift of the Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai Brith
• Image: Overall, 50.117.2_view2_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
Jewish. Shofar or Horn, 18th century with 20th century inscription. Ram's horn, 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (36.8 x 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 50.117.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.117.2_view2_PS2.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Shofar (ram's horn) hatched with a Hebrew inscription made in the 20th century. Cross hatch decoration on rim of horn; scrolled line decoration in triangle on curve of horn. Condition: Moderate wear around the lip; crack on rim; ring around rim broken.