Smithsonian — National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA) · jewelry

Rosette Disc

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Description

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. | Freer Gallery of Art Collection | A Collector’s Eye: Freer in Egypt (January 28, 2023 to 2026) | Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

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