Medium:

Faience (glazed composition)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 1/2 in)

Type:

Jewelry and Ornament

Origin:

Egypt

Date:

664-525 BCE

Period:

Saite Dynasty 26

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 Pottery List, L. 1730, 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:

Art of Dynastic Egypt (December 15, 1976 to September 22, 1977)

Previous custodian or owner:

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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

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Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.89

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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