Medium:

Faience

Dimensions:

H x W: 2.8 x 0.7 cm (1 1/8 x 1/4 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

1186-1155 BCE

Period:

New Kingdom

Description:

Disk: flat, round.

Clay: soft.

Glaze: cream-white, gray, and olive brown.

Decoration: inlaid in white in a gray and brown field; knob in relief.

Provenance:

To 1907

Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1837, 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

Exhibition History:

A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)

Previous custodian or owner:

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)  Search this

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Ancient Egyptian Art  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1907.738

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye393061eed-843d-4bba-94dd-4883f7282ea4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1907.738