Object Details
Description
Flask in the form of a lotus column. Capital added to a column to which it does not belong. Rod formed.
Body column of blue-black opaque matrix with the decoration in blue, yellow, and white.
Provenance
To 1909
Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).
[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
The Nile and Ancient Egypt (December 7, 2013 to January 3, 2016)
Previous custodian or owner
Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 1390-1300 BCE
Period
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Accession Number
F1909.427
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
H x W: 9.5 x 3.3 cm (3 3/4 x 1 5/16 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
core-forming
glass
lotus
New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)
Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
rod-forming
glass dragging
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1909.427