Tzedakah (justice or charity) box

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Title	Tzedakah (justice or charity) box
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia)
Date	mid 19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G362

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Judaica | Brass

Size:

2-3/4 x 4-1/16 x 4 in. (7.0 x 10.3 x 10.2 cm)

Creation Place:

Persia

Culture:

Persia

Inscriptions:

2 inscriptions, in Hebrew, on top and front

Physical Description:

rectangular architectural form with dome on top; 3 barred windows; handle on back; incised on top and front

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Harold and Mickey Smith

Accession Number:

2001.177.8

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009