Sacred bull
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Object Details
- Provenance
- To 1905
- Dikran G. Kelekian (1868-1951), Paris, France to 1905 [1]
- From 1905 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Dikran G. Kelekian, Paris, in 1905 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] Undated folder sheet note. See Voucher No. 1, October 1905, and Original Pottery List, L. 1395, 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
- 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
- 305 BCE-395 CE
- Period
- Ptolemaic Dynasty or Roman Period
- Accession Number
- F1905.237
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Glazed clay with marble base
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7.6 x 3.4 cm (3 x 1 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
- iridescence
- ceramic
- bull
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
- Roman Period (30 BCE - 395 CE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1905.237
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3dd495420-d43f-4849-97a6-6c8a7ee760a4
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