AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 304-30 B.C. AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 304-30 B.C. AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 304-30 B.C. AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 304-30 B.C.

AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 304-30 B.C.

Reference: ART600458

With two distinct registers in raised relief depicting a procession of deities to the right, the mammiform base in the form of a lotus flower, with two loop-handles above the rim, possibly a band of hieroglyphs below, reading: Lord of...Winged Scarab/Winged Sun-disk(?).
14 cm. height excluding base stand.
219 grams. Accompanied by custom-made display stand.

CONDITION
Slightly restored with two loop-handles overall in good condition.

PROVENANCE
Property of a British gentleman, continuously in UK art market since 1970s .

For a similar example see no. 29a in G.D. Scott, III, Temple, Tomb and Dwelling: Egyptian Antiquities from the Harer Family Trust Collection.