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Situla
Egyptian or Greek, Ptolemaic
Late Period or Hellenistic Period
mid 7th–late 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.315
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionBronze situla; slender, bag-shaped; pronounced, pointed base; two suspension rings at mouth; incrusted.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)