Statuette of Amun-Re

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Object Details

Provenance

Found at Memphis [1]

To 1908

Michel Casira, Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [2]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michel Casira in 1908 [3]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 48, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.

[3] See note 2.

[4] 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

Michel Casira (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

ca. 712-525 BCE

Period

Nubian Dynasty 25 or Saite Dynasty 26

Accession Number

F1908.50a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

H (overall): 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

casting

gilding

inlay (process)

metal

bronze

Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

Charles Lang Freer collection

Amun-Re

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