Falcon
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Object Details
- Description
- Standing falcon. Black stone. Greek inscription.
- Inscriptions
- Greek inscription on base with name of Heracles and Aphrodite.
- Provenance
- To 1909
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]
- From 1909 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1909 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 156, 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
- Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Maurice Nahman (1868-1948) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 305-30 BCE
- Period
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1909.141
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Stone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 54.7 x 25.4 x 49.1 cm (21 9/16 x 10 x 19 5/16 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- stone
- falcon
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1909.141
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d82052b9-2aad-44c6-b3d0-6e542ef6d53e
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