Medium:

Lapis Lazuli

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1.3 x 2.9 x 0.9 cm (1/2 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

305 BCE-14 CE

Period:

Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

Description:

With eyelet.

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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 63, pg. 35, 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)

Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

lion  Search this

Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)  Search this

Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)  Search this

Egypt  Search this

Ancient Egyptian Art  Search this

protection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.64

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/ye35f16c404-19ff-48d6-9e08-7d56d76b59c7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1908.64