Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Daily Photo - Bronze sistrum with cat



Bronze sistrum with turned handle and four sounding bars bent over the ends. On curved top is seated cat with head turned to left. For a child?.
Period - Dynasty 12 (1795BCE-1985BCE)
Measurements - height 14.35 cms length 7 cms width cms diameter cms

Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
University College London
With my thanks

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