English: Situlae were vessels used to pour offerings of milk or water in purification rituals. They take the form of a human breast and were associated with the goddess Isis.
Situlae were found in temple treasuries at Amarna, the city built by the pharaoh Akhenaten to honor Aten, the sun-disk deity.
This vessel continued to be used after the demise of Akhenaten and the king's birth name has been erased. It has a central field containing three columns of inscription executed in dark blue glaze.
Pharaohs of the Sun: Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamen. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago; Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden. 1999-2001.
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[Translation] "High priest of Re-Harakhty, who rejoices on the horizon: Nefer-kheperu-Re Wa-en-Re, who satisfies Re (in his) temple, [Akh-en-jth], whose lifetime is long."
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