<em>Handle of a Sistrum Ending in Two Hathor Cow Heads</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.586E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.586E_NegID_37.583E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Handle of a Sistrum Ending in Two Hathor Cow Heads, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.586E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.586E_NegID_37.583E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Handle of a Sistrum Ending in Two Hathor Cow Heads, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.586E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.586E_37.583E_37.584E_NegID_37.584E_GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

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Handle of a Sistrum Ending in Two Hathor Cow Heads

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Bronze

Place Made: Egypt

DATES 305–30 B.C.E.

PERIOD Ptolemaic Period

DIMENSIONS 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7 x 2.2 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.586E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bronze handle from a sistrum. The terminal is in the form of a double Hathor head with broad collar, wig and uraei flanking the wig. One of the uraei wears the red crown; the other wears the white crown. Details of the wig and collar are indicated by means of incised lines. Condition: Hole in bottom which is square in shape and may have been made to help steady the core. Facial features and details of wig and color are worn. Small holes behind both uraei. Seam open on collar. Dents and small holes near bottom of handle.

EXHIBITIONS

Pharaohs, Queens, and Goddesses

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Handle of a Sistrum Ending in Two Hathor Cow Heads, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 6 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (15.9 x 7 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.586E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.586E_NegID_37.583E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

IMAGE detail, CUR.37.586E_NegID_37.583E_GRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2014

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