Medium:

Clay

Dimensions:

H x W: 2.4 x 1.4 cm (15/16 x 9/16 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

712-332 BCE

Period:

Possibly Late Period

Description:

Clay: soft, red.

Glaze: cream-colored, showing red paste through thin transparent parts.

Provenance:

To 1908

Unnamed owner at unidentified bazaar in Alexandria, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from an unnamed owner at unidentified bazaar in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1752, 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)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.217

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3713fa4f9-ba3a-4c9a-8b98-ac256765c976

EDAN-URL:

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