Medium:

Steatite

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 19.4 x 11.6 x 4 cm (7 5/8 x 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 in)

Type:

Sculpture

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

305-30 BCE

Period:

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Description:

Decoration in high relief.

Inscriptions:

Has inscription.

Provenance:

To 1908

Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, in Cairo, in May, 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I, 64, 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:

Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.65

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

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

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e96d2d64-cc65-40ac-963a-c9f4db4b8233

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1908.65