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At A Glance

On View

  • Period

    1186-1155 BCE

  • Geography

    Egypt

  • Material

    Faience

  • Dimension

    H x W: 3.4 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1907.733

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1907.733

Object Details

  • Description

    Disk: flat, round.
    Clay: soft, white.
    Glaze: white and gray.
    Decoration: inlaid in white in a gray field; knob in relief.

  • Provenance

    To 1907
    Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]
    From 1907 to 1919
    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
    From 1920
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1837, 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)

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

  • Origin

    Egypt

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Lang Freer

  • Type

    Jewelry and Ornament

  • On View

    Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt

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