A POLISH ENGRAVED SILVER BELT BUCKLE FOR YOM KIPPUR

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Sold

2,375 USD

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Description

silver
length 3 3/4 in.
9.6 cm

engraved with lions holding a crowned cartouche within a border of overlapping leaves, the belt formed of metallic mesh, the buckle apparently unmarked.

Exhibited

New York, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, The Collector's Room: Selections from the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection, 1993, no. 37, p. 21

Catalogue Note

The Hebrew inscription reads: "For on this day atonement shall be made for you to cleanse, from all your sins; you shall be clean before the Lord (Lev. 16:30)."