Sistrum handle inscribed for King Amasis

570–526 B.C.

Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt

Medium/TechniqueGreen-glazed faience

Dimensionsheight x width x diameter: 17.8 x 7.5 x 3.5 cm (7 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. George L. Walton

Accession number36.337

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ClassificationsReligious and cult objects

Collections

Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East

ProvenanceProbably Rev. Randolph Humphrey Berens (b. 1844 - d. 1922) and Ellinor Frances Berens (b. 1842 - d. 1924), London [see note]. 1936, gift of Dr. George Lincoln Walton (b. 1854 - d. 1941), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 7, 1936)

NOTE: According to an annotation in the MFA files, this was "formerly Behrens Collection, No. E 206." This very probably refers to Randolph and Ellinor Berens, both of whom collected Egyptian antiquities. Their collections were sold after their deaths.