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Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I

Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I. 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.). Date: 305-282 B.C.. 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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Title:
Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I
Caption:
Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I. 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.). Date: 305-282 B.C.. 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.
Technique/material:
FAIENCE
Period:
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3150 x 4200 px | 37.9 MB
Print size:
26.7 x 35.6 cm | 10.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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