Plaque depicting a goose
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Period
664-525 BCE or later -
Geography
Egypt -
Material
Limestone -
Dimension
H x W x D: 14.7 x 16.3 x 2 cm (5 13/16 x 6 7/16 x 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1908.61 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1908.61
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1908Michel Casira, Cairo, to 1908 [1]From 1908 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Michel Casira, Cairo, in 1908 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See Micellaneous List, S.I. 60, 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
Michel Casira (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Egypt -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Sculpture -
On View
Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt -
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