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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HATHOR SISTRUM FRAGMENT browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre AD 1000: item # 940267
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| A fine faience sistrum handle fragment depicting a Hathor head with bovine ears on front and back and a cobra on each side. Late Period, 600-400 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high X 1 1/2 inches wide. Intact as shown with remains of glaze. From an old Belgian private collection. One of the main cult objects associated with Hathor was the sistrum, a musical rattle. Its name is derived from the Greek, seiein, meaning "to shake". Music and dance were part of the worship of Hathor. She was also the goddess of love, music and beauty. | ||
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