Stele of Horus, inscribed with magical spells
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Object Details
- Description
- Decoration in high relief.
- Inscriptions
- Has inscription.
- Provenance
- To 1908
- Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt, to 1908 [1]
- From 1908 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, in Cairo, in May, 1908 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Miscellaneous List, S.I, 64, 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
- Exhibition History
- A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2025)
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- 305-30 BCE
- Period
- Ptolemaic Dynasty
- Accession Number
- F1908.65
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- Steatite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 19.4 x 11.6 x 4 cm (7 5/8 x 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- On View
- Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in 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
- stone
- lion
- snake
- Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BCE)
- crocodile
- scorpion
- Egypt
- Bes
- Horus
- magic
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.65
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e96d2d64-cc65-40ac-963a-c9f4db4b8233
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