Medium:

Clay

Dimensions:

H x W: 3.6 x 2.3 cm (1 7/16 x 7/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Egypt?

Date:

30 BCE-395 CE

Period:

Possibly Roman period

Description:

Perforation at the back.

Clay: dense, gray.

Glaze: deep blue, with grayish encrustation in the hollows.

Provenance:

To 1908

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1705, 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:

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.206

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36ef0303f-fcb5-4ce8-8132-2dd4eb80b2ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1908.206