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Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author
Title
Sistrum
Description
English: The sistrum is a musical rattling instrument that was popular in the cult of the goddess Hathor. Called a "seshsehet" in Egyptian, the name imitates the swishing sound the small metal disks made when the instrument was shaken. Priestesses and royal women participating in rituals and ceremonies at temples and shrines played the sistrum. The face of the goddess Hathor is depicted with cow ears on the handle of the rattle.
Date between circa 380 and circa 250 BC (Late Period-early Greco-Roman)
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
Dimensions 36.3 cm (14.2 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
54.1207
Place of creation Egypt
Object history
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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