Object Details
Description
Clay: dense.
Glaze: grayish-green, discolored and partially disintegrated.
Decoration: Underside impressed with characters in deeply sunken relief.
Inscriptions
Underside impressed with characters.
Provenance
To 1906-1907
Unidentified dealer, Egypt, to 1906-1907 [1]
From 1906-1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified dealer in 1906-1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 2317, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, F1907.392, Curatorial Remark 3, C.L. Freer, in the object record.
[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
Accession Number
F1907.395
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Jewelry and Ornament
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2.9 x 2 x 1.1 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 7/16 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1907.395