Standing hawk (Horus)

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Object Details

Provenance

To 1907

Spink & Son Ltd., London, to 1907 [1]

From 1907 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., in London, in 1907 [2]

From 1920

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

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1586, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession List, Collections Management Office.

[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

Spink & Son Ltd. (established 1666) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

664-525 BCE

Period

Late Period

Accession Number

F1907.163

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Clay

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 x 7/8 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)

Egypt

Horus

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

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