Cowrie amulet
Object Details
- Description
- Small gold chain attached. Decoration: cut and incised in the paste.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Alexander Dingli, Cairo, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Alexander Dingli, Cairo, in 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1758, 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
- Exhibition History
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Art of Dynastic Egypt (December 15, 1976 to September 22, 1977)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Alexander Dingli (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 589-570 BCE
- Period
- Late Period, Saite Dynasty 26, Reign of Apries
- Accession Number
- F1908.109
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Faience (glazed composition)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2.8 x 2 x 1.2 cm (1 1/8 x 13/16 x 1/2 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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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
- Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)
- Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- protection
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.109
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3808e3fda-6e5c-427e-a0b5-f3bdf3077ec7
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