Inlay depicting a standing Horus figure

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Object Details

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 31, 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

A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)

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

1550-1196 BCE

Period

New Kingdom

Accession Number

F1909.713

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

H (overall): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)

Origin

Egypt

On View

West Building (Freer Gallery of Art), Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

molding

glass

New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)

Egypt

Horus

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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