Statuette of Amun-Re
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Object Details
- Provenance
- Found at Memphis [1]
- To 1908
- Michel Casira, Cairo, Egypt, to 1908 [2]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michel Casira in 1908 [3]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [4]
- Notes:
- [1] According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.
- [2] See Original Bronze List, S.I. 48, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [3] See note 2.
- [4] 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
- Michel Casira (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 712-525 BCE
- Period
- Nubian Dynasty 25 or Saite Dynasty 26
- Accession Number
- F1908.50a-b
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H (overall): 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- gilding
- inlay (process)
- metal
- bronze
- Saite Dynasty 26 (664 - 525 BCE)
- Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.50a-b
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ccd1c069-ce3d-4e09-bacf-f2c7f5904a78
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