An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Design elements represent leaf

Design elements represent leaf

She later donated a collection of those antique beads to the British Museum

otherwise all are intact and in excellent condition overall

cf: Jan Fontein and Tung Wu

and interrelation—recurring motifs in Andean visual culture

An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Design elements represent leafThe 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.