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Sistrum with Bes-Shaped Handle

1st-2nd century · Egypt

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Plate 1Sistrum with Bes-Shaped Handle, Egypt, 1st-2nd century, copper alloy, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 54.493.

Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon.

Catalogue entry locator Printed p. 104, cat. 36 (supplied scan PDF p. 104)

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Sistrum with Bes-Shaped Handle, Egypt, 1st-2nd century, copper alloy, Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum, 54.493.Plate 1 · Photography, unless otherwise attributed, by Ariel Tabritha and Elena Damon. · Printed p. 104, cat. 36 (supplied scan PDF p. 104)

What the record shows

Catalogue no. 36: Sistrum with Bes-Shaped Handle. 1st-2nd century; copper alloy; Egypt.

Date
1st-2nd century
Object type
Tools, furnishings & ritual objects
Recorded place
Egypt
Holding
Baltimore, The Walters Art Museum
Accession
54.493
Source locator
Printed p. 104, cat. 36 (supplied scan PDF p. 104)
Source citation
Christine Sciacca, ed., Ethiopia at the Crossroads (Baltimore: The Walters Art Museum, in association with Yale University Press, 2023).