Copper alloy situla
Situla. A situla was used as a ritual vessel, to hold sacred water. In the Roman period Isis is often shown carrying this type of vessel.
Height: 13.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry
Circa -30 - Circa 130
bronze Copper alloy
Accession number: E.160.1932
Primary reference Number: 52901
Oldadmincategory: MW
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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