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Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Diam: 3 cm (1 3/16 in)
Type:
Jewelry and Ornament
Origin:
Egypt
Description:
Button-shaped, with one convex face; three perforations for threading.
Clay: soft, white.
Glaze: soft, pale greenish blue.
Decoration: star design incised on the top under the glaze.
Provenance:
To 1907
Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
Notes:
[1] See Original Pottery List, L.1838, 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:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
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Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.753
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ad9b2ddb-27c4-4506-9b53-ad6ff48a6f12
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.753