Object Details
Provenance
To 1907
Syed Bahadin Shah, Egypt, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Syed Bahadin Shah, in Egypt, in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Reserved Miscellaneous List, R. 5606, 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
Syed Bahadin Shah (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
19th century
Period
Qajar period
Accession Number
F1907.497
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Crystalline quartz
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 1.7 x 2 x 0.3 cm (11/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in)
Origin
Iran
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
quartz
Qajar period (1779 - 1925)
Iran
Arts of the Islamic World
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1907.497