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Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I

Ptolemaic Period
305–282 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134
Sistra were musical instruments associated especially with the cult of great goddesses, including Hathor, Isis, Bastet, and others. Faience examples bearing a royal name appear to have been temple offerings.

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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I
  • Period: Ptolemaic Period
  • Date: 305–282 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.); W. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); D. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1950
  • Object Number: 50.99
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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