Ring; gold; set with a carnelian, carved in scarab form

Object Details

Previous custodian or owner

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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 Reserved Metal List, R. 5252, 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.

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date unknown

Accession Number

F1907.473

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Metalwork

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Gold and carnelian

Dimensions

H x W x D (overall): 2.3 x 2.1 x 1 cm (7/8 x 13/16 x 3/8 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Topic

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

carving

incising

wirework

coiled wire

Record ID

fsg_F1907.473

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye35768fd75-1eee-40f7-b4da-39165f78b8f8