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Statue of Senenmut Holding a Sistrum

New Kingdom
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116
In this small statue, Senenmut is shown holding a large sistrum, a kind of rattle used in religious ceremonies. The sistrum was particularly associated with the goddess Hathor, whose emblem (a woman with cow's ears) decorates the front.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Statue of Senenmut Holding a Sistrum
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
  • Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
  • Geography: Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes; From Egypt
  • Medium: Porphyritic diorite
  • Dimensions: H. 22 5 cm (8 7/8 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); D. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
  • Object Number: 48.149.7
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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