Flask
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1417-1362 BCE -
Geography
Egypt -
Material
Glass -
Dimension
H x W x D: 9.5 x 7 x 4.6 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1909.431 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1909.431
Object Details
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Description
Black lentoid flask with dragged festoon design in yellow, white and light blue. Body broken and repaired. -
Provenance
To 1909Giovanni Dattari (circa 1858-1923), Cairo, Egypt, to 1909 [1]From 1909 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Giovanni Dattari in 1909 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] See S.I. 189, Miscellaneous List, Egyptian Glass, pgs. 1 and 4, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. This piece is part of a collection of glass that was purchased en bloc and includes 1,388 specimens (for further purchase information, see the folder for F1909.332).[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)Ancient Egyptian Glass (August 13, 1994 to July 7, 2005)Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (December 10, 1984 to July 10, 1986)Ancient Glass (May 26, 1982 to June 25, 1982)Untitled Exhibition, South Corridor (March 6, 1981 to May 7, 1984)Ancient Glass (June 1962 to (end date unknown)) -
Previous custodian or owner
Giovanni Dattari (1858-1923) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Egypt -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 20: A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt -
Restrictions and Rights
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