Aegis depicting the goddess Mut

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1908

Michel Casira, Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michel Casira in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 49, 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

Michel Casira (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

664-525 BCE

Period

Saite Dynasty 26 or later

Accession Number

F1908.51

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Bronze and gilt

Dimensions

H x W: 20.6 x 14.8 cm (8 1/8 x 5 13/16 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

casting

gilding

metal

bronze

Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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