Mosaic Plaque depicting an ibis
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I. 65, pg. 36, 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 Nile and Ancient Egypt (December 7, 2013 to January 3, 2016)
- Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)
- Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)
- Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)
- Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown))
- Glass Exhibition, in honor of VI International Congress on Glass (July 4, 1962 to December 3, 1962)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 305-30 BCE
- Period
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1908.66
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2.3 x 1.9 cm (7/8 x 3/4 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
- mosaic glass
- glass
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
- Egypt
- Thoth
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- ibis
- glass fusing
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.66
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37b77d19e-8258-48a3-8922-f7238f0dc39b
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