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Egypt

Sistrum fragment with Hathor heads
Late Period, Dynasty XXVI, c. 650 BC
Egypt
Blue faience
h. 8.3 cm
UEA 904

Among the offerings dedicated at the temples and shrines of Egypt in the Late period (664 BC � 332 BC) were musical instruments with Hathor heads, known as sistra. Hathor is an Egyptian goddess and the sistrum was a type of rattle used in musical performances carried out for the delectation of the gods.

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