Obj. ID: 41879 Shofar, Germany, ca. 1775
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The following description was prepared by William Gross:
The shofar, or trumpet fashioned from the horns of certain animals, were used on the two high holy days, Rosh haShanah and Yom haKippurim. these two holidays mark the beginning of the Jewish lunar year in the period of September/October. Large carved shofars such as this examples are typical of many German areas. This elaborate and shaped horn has decorative carved holes along the entire length on top and on bottom as well as an inscription carved into the sides. This shofar was broken from an apparent fall and discarded into a synagogue Genizah, the special place for discarded holy objects or things on which there are Hebrew letters. It was retrieved from there and repaired, in a metamorphosis from a used ritual object into a museum object.
INSCRIPTION:
SIDE 1: BLOW THE HORN AT THE NEW MOON, AT THE FULL MOON FOR OUR FEAST DAY (PSALMS 81:4)
SIDE 2: unclear