Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I, 305–282

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Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I, Ptolemaic Period, 305–282 , From Egypt, Faience, H. cm (10 1/2 in.); W. cm (2 15/16 in.); D. cm (1 7/16 in.), 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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