During a 1906–1908 visit to Asia and North Africa, Charles Lang Freer acquired a biblical text and numerous ancient Egyptian sculptures, amulets, beads, and vessels.
Sources
- Charles Lang Freer (kids.britannica.com)
- https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/collectors-eye-freer-egypt:event-exhib-6626 (si.edu)
- https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5431641 (searchworks.stanford.edu)
- https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_2549 (siarchives.si.edu)
- https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/collections-areas/ancient-egyptian-art/page/15/ (asia.si.edu)
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