Fragment of a sistrum in the shape of a Hathor head
Egypt, Saite period, 688-525 BCE
Faience, H. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in)
Ex coll., Carnarvon Collection
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 (MMA 26.7.988)
Fragment of a sistrum in the shape of a Hathor head
Egypt, Saite period, 688-525 BCE
Faience, H. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in)
Ex coll., Carnarvon Collection
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926 (MMA 26.7.988)
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The following sistrum is also from the Saite period:  Sistrum and menat associated with Saite Kings Dynasty 26 (ca. 664- 525 BCE) Faience Sistrum: h. 34.7 cm (13 11/16 in) Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917, MMA 17.190.1959 Menat: H. 0.118m Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917, MMA 17.190.1958
"The faience sistrum and menat on the upper tables both bear the royal name Wahibre, which could be either Psamtik I or Apries. Such items were probably votive offerings donated to temples."
  
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