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Estimate
GBP (£) 400 - 600
EUR (€) 460 - 690
USD ($) 540 - 800
(3 Bids, Reserve met)
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (73.7 grams, 10.8 cm).
Comprising a slender U-shaped body with beaded border, the sides with four pairs of piercings to accept separate crossbars, an applied goat resting atop the body. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Ex Paul Munro-Walker, Bournemouth, Hampshire, UK, 1980s.
From a UK collection since before 1990.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren II, Berlin, 1956, pl. 63f and l, for examples of bronze sistrum frames topped by figurines.
FOOTNOTES:
When the sistrum was shaken, copper or bronze discs on its crossbars would rattle against each other, creating a clashing sound. The ancient Egyptian name for the sistrum, sesheshet, is onomatopoeic and mimics this sound.
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