Amulet or small tablet with a head in relief

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Object Details

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)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

712-332 BCE

Period

Possibly Late Period

Accession Number

F1908.217

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Clay

Dimensions

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

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

protection

Charles Lang Freer collection

Metadata Usage