Head and Bust (fragment) of a man
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Object Details
- Description
- Head and bust (fragment) of a man.
- 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 Miscellaneous List, S.I. 33, pg. 32, 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
- The Power to See Beauty (October 14, 2017 to September 6, 2022)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1980-1630 BCE, face later recarved
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Accession Number
- F1907.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 58.1 x 45.7 x 27.4 cm (22 7/8 x 18 x 10 13/16 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
- man
- Middle Kingdom (ca. 1980 - 1630 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.3
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b1e0d282-bd68-430b-86aa-84231bba7123
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