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Stone from Sinai peninsula, three fragments

Object Details

Provenance
From ? to 1992
Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992). [1]
1992
Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer. [2]
From 1992 to 1993
Mary Slusser, 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.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
George Scanlon (1925-2014)
Dorothy Shepherd Payer (1916-1992)
Estate of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser (1918-2017)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Slusser in memory of Dorothy Shepherd Payer
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
H x W: 5.3 x 2.2 cm (2 1/16 x 7/8 in)
Type
Natural Material
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