An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Of pale amber glass

Of pale amber glass

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

a winged scarab on the chest

They acquired their name because they resemble iguanas and feature in Aboriginal paintings from many locations

were created in ancient times by placing numerous sections of patterned glass canes in close proximity to each other and then heating them to fuse together

An Egyptian Faience Ritual Model Situla, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Jewelry - Pendants Of pale amber glassThe 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.