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Ancient Egyptian situla from Saqqara North Saqqara dated 664 - 500 BC - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian situla from Saqqara North Saqqara dated 664 – 500 BC

A cast bronze situla, a votive offering with a lotiform petal base. It is decorated with scenes in two registers around the vessel. On the top register Horus sits between two cows flanked by a cobra and papyrus stalk. Two baboons with sun discs worship a sun disc. On the lower register two worshippers wearing long skirts adore before an altar. Behind the altar is ithyphallic Amun, a shrine, Haroeris ? holding a was sceptre, Isis and Nephthys holding wadj sceptres beside shrines and Nefertum holding a was sceptre. The inscription is illegible. Around the base is a leaf decoration. There are two circular handles at the top.

Ancient Egyptian situla from Saqqara
 North Saqqara dated 664 – 500 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1969.17.A
  • Dated: 664 - 500 BC
  • Object name: situla
  • Dimensions: Length: 224mm , Width: 81mm , Depth: 78mm
  • Published references: Insley Green Temple Furniture..., p 74 cat no 174 fig 105