Ram's horn trumpet called shofar

Made:
1801-1900
Ram's horn trumpet called shofar, used at Jewish festivals

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Ram's horn trumpet called shofar, used at Jewish festivals
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Ram's horn trumpet called shofar, used at Jewish festivals, from Palestine, Middle East, 1801-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220716
Materials:
horn, ram's
Measurements:
length 213 mm
maximum: width 42 mm
type:
trumpets

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