Mezuzah Depicting Israel
Dateca. 1970
Mediumceramic
Dimensions6 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (6 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 cm)
ClassificationsVessels & Containers
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Paul Citrin
Object numberPC2021.57.3
DescriptionThis mezuzah is a long vertical rectangular shape, and is based on a blue background. There is a 7 branched menorah painted in yellow at the top of the mezuzah, with a collection of houses and trees underneath this. The houses and trees are suggested to be the Jerusalem skyline. The houses are painted in a pale color, and all have red roofs. There are trees painted on either side of this. At the very bottom is the same blue background as the top. There is the Hebrew letter "shin" which stands for "Shaddai" which means "Almighty" which is a symbol on all mezuzah cases. There are also two holes at each vertical end.On View
Not on view
ca. 1945
June 1990
