EGYPTIAN BRONZE SITULA - EX. CHRISTIE'S. Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC. A bronze situla with a long ovoid body and rounded rim. The central register shows a standing dedicant making an offering of a lotus flower before an ithyphallic Amun, followed by Ptah and Sekhmet. Above, two solar barques are depicted, while the lower register presents a winged scarab adored by the three Souls of Pe and Buto. The vessel terminates in a lotiform base and is fitted with twin suspension loops and a later curved loop handle. Mounted on a modern stand.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 58.76.5.Size: 160mm x 50mm; Weight: 310gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Rupert Wace; Ex. Christie's, Antiquities, 29 Oct. 2003, lot. 210; Ex. collection of the late Gavin Todhunter.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.