Inlay depicting a standing priest

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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 32, 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

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

305-30 BCE

Period

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Accession Number

F1909.721

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

H (overall): 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

molding

glass

Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

Egypt

priest

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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