Mosaic Plaque depicting an ibis

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1908

Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1908 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 65, pg. 36, 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

The Nile and Ancient Egypt (December 7, 2013 to January 3, 2016)

Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)

Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)

Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)

Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown))

Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)

Previous custodian or owner

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

305-30 BCE

Period

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Accession Number

F1908.66

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Glass

Dimensions

H x W: 2.3 x 1.9 cm (7/8 x 3/4 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

mosaic glass

glass

Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

Egypt

Thoth

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

ibis

glass fusing

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