From the private collection of Philip & Sylvia Spertus
Finalist, 2002 Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize. Mezuzah, Gabriel Bass, Vancouver, circa 2002.
No reserve
Lot Closed
June 27, 02:47 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Yellow cedar, jade, lavenderite, abalone, silver chain, hand-blown glass
Height 22 in.
59 cm
Chicago, 2002: Mezuzah: The 2002 Philip & Syliva Spertus Judaica Prize. Spertus Museum.
Apter, Lauren, and Amanda Barnett, eds. Mezuzah: The 2002 Philip & Syliva Spertus Judaica Prize. Chicago: Spertus Museum, 2002, p. 26.
Commentary from 2002 catalogue:
I have created a mezuzah which represents the prayer it is built to contain. According to Jewish spiritual teaching, the essence of God resides behind a veil. The closed doors represent the manifestations of God in the physical realm. Only upon close investigation can one gaze upon what lies inside. When the doors open, the veil between physicality and holiness no longer exists.
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