File:Egyptian - Naos-sistrum - Walters 48465 (2).jpg
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Naos-sistrum
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| Artist |
Anonymous (Egypt) |
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| Title |
Naos-sistrum |
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| Description |
English: Depicted with cow features, the goddess Hathor was associated with sexuality, motherhood, and music. This sistrum, or rattle, is a masterwork of Egyptian faience, which is particularly fitting, as Hathor was also known as "mistress of faience." |
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| Date | between circa 580 and circa 525 BC (Late Period) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Egyptian faience with glaze | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions |
15.4 × 7.8 × 3.6 cm (6 × 3 × 1.4 in); mount: 4.5 × 7.3 × 5.8 cm (1.7 × 2.8 × 2.2 in) |
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| Accession number |
48.465 |
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| Place of creation | Western Thebes, Egypt (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | Mistress of House Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati. 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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