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Situla

715–332 BCE

Egypt, Late period

(715–332 BCE)
Medium
turquoise faience
Measurements
Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Overall: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.611
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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A turquoise faience vessel takes a bulbous, pear-shaped form tapering into a wide cylindrical neck. Two small lug handles flank its slightly flared rim. The vibrant blue-green surface is heavily weathered and granular, mottled with dark brown and black spots throughout. A ring of darker discoloration circles the base of the neck, highlighting the vessel's aged, pitted texture where light catches on the uneven edges of the glaze.

Situla

715–332 BCE

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE)

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