Sacred bull

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Object Details

Description

Sacred bull, mounted on a rectangular base of yellow marble.

Clay: soft, buff.

Glaze: light turquoise green, partially disintegrated and having a golden iridescence.

Provenance

To 1905

Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1905 [1]

From 1905 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1905 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, and Original Pottery List, L. 1395, 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

Previous custodian or owner

Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

305 BCE-395 CE

Period

Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period

Accession Number

F1905.238

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Glazed clay with marble base

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7.5 x 3.4 x 6.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 2 11/16 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

iridescence

ceramic

bull

Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)

Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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