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St. Mark and St. Luke; Right cover of The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Object Details

Previous custodian or owner
Ali Arabi (C.L. Freer source)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Provenance
Monastery of the Vine-dresser, near Giza, Egypt [1]
To 1906
Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1906 [2]
From 1906 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi in Giza, Egypt, on December 19, 1906 [3]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
Notes:
[1] See object file for F1906.274, folder sheet note, Fr. Theodore Peterson, St. Paul's College, Catholic University, 1957.
[2] For purchase information, see object file for F1906.274. Also see Original Miscellaneous List, Biblical Mss. Section, S.I. 1467, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
[3] See note 2.
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
7th century
Period
Byzantine period
Accession Number
F1906.298
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Encaustic painting on wooden panel
Dimensions
H x W: 21.3 x 14.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in)
Origin
Egypt
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
Christianity
Egypt
Biblical Manuscripts
Saint Mark
Saint Luke
Byzantine period (330 - 1453)
Record ID
fsg_F1906.298
Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye365357f3c-bc02-4673-a235-7209a314fcb4
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