Amulet of standing Sekhmet
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Object Details
- Description
- Perforation at the back.
- Clay: fine, dense
- Galze: light greenish-blue.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1694, 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
- A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 664 BCE -525 CE
- Period
- Possibly Late Period
- Accession Number
- F1908.70
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Clay
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 x 2.4 x 1.6 cm (3 1/8 x 15/16 x 5/8 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- On View
- Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in 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
- ceramic
- Late Period (664 - 332 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- protection
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.70
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ab64cc44-24a2-463d-866f-1510e0dacc42
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