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LOT 0032

Romano-Egyptian Bronze Sistrum Fragment with Goat

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0032

Romano-Egyptian Bronze Sistrum Fragment with Goat

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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