<em>Sistrum Handle</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Bronze, 5 1/8 × 2 × 5/8 in. (13 × 5.1 × 1.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.584E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.584E_view01.jpg)

Sistrum Handle

Medium: Bronze

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:305–30 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 5 1/8 × 2 × 5/8 in. (13 × 5.1 × 1.6 cm)

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Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 37.584E

Image: CUR.37.584E_view01.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Handle from a bronze sistrum. The upper part of the handle is in the form of two back-to-back Hathor heads (human with cow’s ears but without wig). Condition: Hole in handle through which core is visible; corrosion around hole and on face. Numerous scratches.

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