Sistrum of the Chantress Tapenu, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1070–343 , From Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy, H

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Sistrum of the Chantress Tapenu, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1070–343 , From Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy, H. × W. × D. cm (14 3/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.), A sistrum is an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument that was shaken during religious ceremonies and when coming into the presence of a deity. It is thought to have imitated the sound of papyrus stalks being shaken, echoing an ancient rite connected with the myth in which the god Horus was raised in secret in a papyrus marsh

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