An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants the most prolific of the

the most prolific of the Capuan bronze smiths during the mid 1st century AD

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

a winged scarab on the chest

933 (JE 95836—Book of the Amduat

An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants the most prolific of theThe 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.