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Upper Part of Sistrum

Medium: Faience, glazed
Place Made: Egypt
Dates: 664-525 B.C.E. or later
Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty or later
Period: Late Period
Dimensions: 8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in. (20.3 x 5 x 3.8 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 37.321E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 37.321E_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

Catalogue Description: Green-glazed faience sistrum. The column-shaped handle terminates in a double Hathor head (human with cow's ears and wearing a plain lappet wig) supporting a shrine-shaped rattle. The rattle is pierced by three pairs of holes, but the vibrating elements are missing.

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