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Medium:
Silver, glass beads, and turquoise
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 13.6 x 6.1 x 2.1 cm (5 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Tibet
Date:
19th century
Provenance:
To 1907
Unidentified owner, Columbo, Sri Lanka, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unidentified owner in Columbo, Sri Lanka, in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Metal List, R. 5218, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[2] See note 1.
[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Tibet  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
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Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.676
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye349cd0514-dfe2-4fa8-b4f4-edf5e049bd11
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.676