Stone, three fragments

Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H x W: 4.8 x 4.3 cm (1 7/8 x 1 11/16 in)
Geography
Syria, Palmyra
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Slusser in memory of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-S-88a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Stone
Type

Stone (fragment)

Keywords
Syria
Provenance

From at least 1968
George Scanlon (1925-2014), Egypt [1]

From ? to 1992
Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992), possibly purchased from George Scanlon [2]

1992
Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer

From 1992 to 1993
Mary Slusser (1918-2017), Washington, DC, by inheritance from the estate of her sister Dorothy Shepherd Payer [3]

From 1993
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mary Slusser, Washington, DC [4]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1.

[4] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
Dorothy Shepherd Payer 1916-1992
Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser American, 1918-2017
George Scanlon 1925-2014

Collection Area(s)
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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