Horus falcon on shrine-shaped coffin
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Cairo, Egypt, Paris, France, and New York to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian in 1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 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
- A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
- Falcons: The Art of the Hunt (January 15 to July 17, 2022)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Dikran Garabed Kelekian (1868-1951) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 664-524 BCE
- Period
- Dynasty 26 or later
- Accession Number
- F1907.154
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 16.8 x 5.8 x 24.3 cm (6 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 9 9/16 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
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- falcon
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
- Egypt
- Horus
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.154
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye339b7193f-1b9c-438a-8d55-51c71c088e42
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