Object Details
Description
Two perforations included within the design, and an eyelet at the back. Top broken.
Clay: soft, brown.
Glaze: green; brownish encrustation.
Provenance
To 1907
Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2318, as well as Reserved Pottery List, R. 5567, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. One of a lot of seventy-two fragments.
[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
305-30 BCE
Period
Possibly Ptolemaic Dynasty
Accession Number
F1907.437
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
H x W: 4.1 x 4.1 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
Egypt
cobra
Bes
Ancient Egyptian Art
protection
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1907.437