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Collections

Situla Inscribed for Sheshonq26th Dynasty, reigns of Apries and Amasis, 589-526 BCE

Not on view
Dark bronze vessel with teardrop-shaped body, looping bail handle, and densely incised columns of hieroglyphic inscription covering the surface
Metal situla with a teardrop-shaped body and arched swing handle with loop attachments, surface densely covered in incised Egyptian hieroglyphic inscriptions arranged in vertical columns.
Title
Situla Inscribed for Sheshonq
Place Made
Egypt, Thebes
Date Made
26th Dynasty, reigns of Apries and Amasis, 589-526 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Handle height: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Diameter (Diameter): 3 11/16 in. (9.37 cm) 12 × 5 5/16 × 3 11/16 in. (30.48 × 13.49 × 9.37 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.37.16.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art