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Description : Egypt, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A beautiful example of a bronze sistrum with rich decoration. The instrument consists of a handle with a petite knob that rises to meet a double Hathor head complete with a relief face and elaborate wig. Above the goddess is a tall arch with a trio of charming cats perched atop its curved zenith while observing the now-headless body of a bird standing with its breast facing outwards. Similar examples in museums show cats seated above the Hathor heads as well. Each side of the arch retains 4 evenly spaced holes used for placing fixed rods and jangling discs within. Hathor, associated with the goddess Isis in the Romano-Egyptian period, was considered the primeval goddess from which all other deities derived. Size: 2.5 W x 14.95 H (6.4 cm x 38 cm), 15.75 H (40 cm) on included custom stand. The sistrum, meaning, that which is being shaken in Greek, is a percussive musical instrument, known mostly from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. When shaken, the metal rods within the arch produce a sound that can range from a soft clank to a loud jangling. Some people even hear a sound complementary to that of a hissing snake when the sistrum is played. The sistrum was particularly important for the Egyptian worship of the goddesses Hathor and Bastet. Bastet is often depicted holding one of these instruments, and one can imagine priestesses playing these, singing, while processing into a temple built to worship these powerful goddesses. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 19.5, for a figure of Bastet holding a sistrum, see accession number 45.4.5 An ornate sistrum handle lacking the arches hammered for GBP 32,500 ($43,596.48) at Christie's, London The Resandro Collection auction (Live auction 14490, December 6, 2016, lot 158). Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, purchased from Artemis Gallery in 2019, ex-private Jones collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA, ex-private Houston, Texas, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #170374
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