Standing hawk

Object Details

Description

Cast of hard white composition, tinted green.

Provenance

To 1909

Maurice Nahman (1868-1948), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]

From 1909 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Maurice Nahman in 1909 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1986, 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

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number

F1909.72

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture

Medium

Pottery

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7.4 x 6.4 x 2.9 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in)

Origin

Egypt

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Topic

hawk

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Art

Record ID

fsg_F1909.72

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye344260d50-9003-4018-8746-d18f1241d26a