Object Details
Description
Ampulla bottle; bulbous body and high, cylindrical neck. Low, flat foot. One ribbed handle; the other handle missing. Broken and repaired. Core-formed. Semi-translucent, brown matrix, with a dragged feather pattern in blue, white and yellow. Black and white lip cord.
Provenance
To 1909
Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]
From 1909 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pg. 1, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).
[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
Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
Ancient Egyptian Glass (August 13, 1994 to July 7, 2005)
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))
Previous custodian or owner
Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Date
ca. 1539-1295 BCE
Period
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Accession Number
F1909.412
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9.2 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
core-forming
glass
New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE)
Dynasty 18 (ca. 1539 - 1295 BCE)
Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Art
Charles Lang Freer collection
glass dragging
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1909.412