Sistrum
664–332 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 44.5 x 14.5 x 10 cm (17 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.) (c/ base)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession number1970.572
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceInscriptions suggests that it came from Karnak. By 1970, with Ernst E. Kofler, Lucerne, Switzerland; purchased by the MFA from Ernst E. Kofler December 16, 1970.
(Accession Date: December 16, 1970)
(Accession Date: December 16, 1970)
about 800 B.C.
50 B.C.–1 A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
30 B.C.–A.D 364
600–500 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
A.D. 140–155
