Ashkenazic shofar
Date1990 ca.
Place MadeIsrael, Asia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnone
DescriptionRam's horn; naturally curved, top end straightened with heat treatment; carved undulating pattern with nine indentations.
DimensionsHeight (straight line): ca. 240 mm
Tube length: ca. 280 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 12 mm, 4.7 mm
Bell diameter: 31-52 mm (not round)
ProvenancePurchased in 1990 from Judaica, Atlanta, Georgia.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 7, 273.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number07007
On View
On view
1990 ca.
1700 ca.
1900-1925 ca.
