Fragment of a cup

Fragment of a vase.
Clay: soft, grayish-white.
Glaze: light greenish blue.
Decoration: modelled in low relief in the paste.

Historical period(s)
Dynasties 18 to 21, New Kingdom to Early Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1539-945 BCE
Medium
Faience (glazed composition)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7.3 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm (2 7/8 x 1 11/16 x 7/16 in)
Geography
Egypt
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1908.94
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Faience, Vessel
Type

Vase (fragment)

Keywords
Egypt, New Kingdom (ca. 1539 - 1075 BCE), Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1075 - 656 BCE)
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 Pottery List, L. 1735, 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.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Ali Arabi (C.L. Freer source) ca. 1840-1932
Charles Lang Freer 1854-1919

Description

Fragment of a vase.
Clay: soft, grayish-white.
Glaze: light greenish blue.
Decoration: modelled in low relief in the paste.

Published References
  • Ann C. Gunter. A Collector's Journey: Charles Lang Freer and Egypt. Washington and London, 2002. p. 130, fig. 5.6.
Collection Area(s)
Ancient Egyptian Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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