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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
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.
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.
last quarter of 18th century
about 1760–70
about 1730–35
about 1745–50
18th century
18th century
early 11th century
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
8th century A.D.
A.D. 618–907
1680–1700
about 1510