Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor
Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor
Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor
Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor

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Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor,

664–525 BCE

Egyptian
Late Period (26th Dynasty), ca. 712–332 BCE
y1986-5

Information

Title
Sistrum-fragment in the form of a janiform head of Hathor
Dates

664–525 BCE

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
11.5 x 7.2 x 4.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick A. Jacobi in memory of his aunt, Dorothea Greenbaum
Object Number
y1986-5
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Type
religious art, sculpture, sistra
Materials
limestone
Subject
heads, Janus-faced, rosettes, mythology, deities, symbols of office

Collected by the donor’s parents in Egypt in the early 1900s; given by Frederick A. Jacobi to the Museum in 1986

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