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Object Details

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

F1907.427a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Unclassified

Medium

Clay with blue glaze

Dimensions

H x W (a): 2 x 3.3 cm (13/16 x 1 5/16 in)

H x W (b): 2.2 x 3.3 cm (7/8 x 1 5/16 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

Egypt

Hathor

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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