Amulet of the god Nefertum
Object Details
- 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. 2318, as well as Reserved Pottery List, R. 5567, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. One of a lot of seventy-two fragments.
- [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
- 1075-656 BCE
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, Possibly Saite Dynasty 26
- Accession Number
- F1907.430a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Faience (glazed composition) Clay: very soft, white; Glaze: green Decorations: details incised in the paste
- Dimensions
- H x W (a): 5.8 x 2.1 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in)
- H x W (b): 3.2 x 1.7 cm (1 1/4 x 11/16 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- faience
- lotus
- Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1075 - 656 BCE)
- Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
- Egypt
- Nefertum
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- protection
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.430a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d3654e2d-3e68-424d-ac55-d2a3ce0354e5
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