An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants and king's scribe

and king's scribe

He assigned the Greeks the commercial colony of Naucratis on the Canopic branch of the Nile

Condition: Overall

otherwise all are intact and in excellent condition overall

An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants and king's scribeThe situla was a deluxe ritual vessel that played an important role in Egyptian religious ceremonies and was intended to carry holy water for use in sacred activities. This amuletic miniature of milk churn shape is made from bright blue green glazed faience, has two raised handles on the rim that are pierced, while the flattened bottom and angular profile copy the metal style for the period. Small faience models, such as this example, are quite rare.