Cowrie amulet

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Object Details

Description

Small gold chain attached. Decoration: cut and incised in the paste.

Provenance

To 1908

Alexander Dingli, Cairo, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Alexander Dingli, Cairo, in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1758, 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

Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)

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

Previous custodian or owner

Alexander Dingli (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

589-570 BCE

Period

Late Period, Saite Dynasty 26, Reign of Apries

Accession Number

F1908.109

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Faience (glazed composition)

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2.8 x 2 x 1.2 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

faience

Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)

Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

protection

Charles Lang Freer collection

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