Torah Crown
Artist
Makhlouf Aznenou
(Algerian, 19th century)
Date1868
Associated withAfrica
MediumSilver: partially gilt; carnelian beads
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 7 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (18.4 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
ClassificationsMetal
Credit LineGift of Lisa and Steven Feierstein in memory of their parents, Dr. Bernard and Adele Feierstein and Morton and Harriet Bresenoff
Object number2023.4.1
On View
Not on viewCollections
ProvenanceHalpern Collection, NY; Sotheby's, New York, December 15, 2022, no. 81; sold to NCMA, 2022.
Unidentified workshop, associated with Hoaching
Case: circa 1860 or earlier; finials and pointer: probably later
