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Ceremonial Situla of Penmin (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Ancient Egyptian Art

A bronze ceremonial situla made for the "Great Praised" Penmin, dated to the Ptolemaic Period, 332 to 30 BCE. The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Facts
Physical Form
Medium
Bronze ritual vessel, Ptolemaic Period, Metropolitan Museum of Art 1
Classification
Object Type
Metalwork or Jewelry 1
Medium (class)
Metalwork 1
Connections

Associated With

Isis, Deities

This source names Isis directly: "The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess."

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Isis, Figures

This source names Isis directly: "The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess."

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nephthys, Deities

This source names Nephthys directly: "The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess."

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris, Deities

This source names Osiris directly: "The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess."

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris, Figures

This source names Osiris directly: "The vessel carries figures of Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Harsiese alongside the sky goddess Nut, shown in her form as a tree-goddess."

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Belongs to Tradition

Ancient Egyptian Religion, Religions
Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Depicts

Nut, Figures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own title for this bronze situla names Nut as a tree-goddess among the figures on the vessel.

Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Originated In

Egypt, Regions
Source Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sources
1. Ceremonial Situla of Penmin, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art 65.116
  • catalogue record, medium/object-type description
    A bronze ceremonial situla made for the "Great Praised" Penmin, dated to the Ptolemaic Period, 332 to 30 BCE.
  • Originated In: Egypt, Object record: Country
    Country: Egypt
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