Lot Essay
The inscription around the neck of the situla reads: "Amen-Re, who gives life (to) Hor, son of Sa-hor (?)..."
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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
9 ¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high, including handle
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
9 ¼ in. (23.4 cm.) high, including handle
Provenance
Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964), Northwick Park, Blockley, Gloucestershire.
Antiquities from the Northwick Park Collection: The Property of the Late Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., Christie's, London, 21-23 June 1965, lot 421.
Cohen, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Private Collection, Belgium.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 11 July 1973, lot 140.
with Mansour Gallery, London.
with Charles Ede, London, acquired from the above, 1989.
Acquired by the current owners from the above, 1990.
Antiquities from the Northwick Park Collection: The Property of the Late Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C., Christie's, London, 21-23 June 1965, lot 421.
Cohen, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Private Collection, Belgium.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 11 July 1973, lot 140.
with Mansour Gallery, London.
with Charles Ede, London, acquired from the above, 1989.
Acquired by the current owners from the above, 1990.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist