Egyptian bronze sistrum rattle handle, head of Hathor, Greco-Roman period. 2nd c. BC – 1st c. AD
$645.00 AUD
Rare Egyptian bronze handle from a sistrum (ritual rattle), modelled with a head of Hathor, goddess of dancing & music, with several rings forming part of the handle below, attachment points above.
Greco-Roman period,
2nd century BC – 1st century AD
8cm unmounted; presently mounted on a taller stand.
Provenance: purchased London, 1990’s.
A Sistrum was a ritual rattle, used in temples in ancient Egypt and often included as an item in a tomb for the afterlife. This is an unusual example, with the head of Hathor being very simplified. It is this style of sculpture that is echoed in the early Greek ‘Archaic’ style, which in Greece developed into the Classical style we are so familiar with: the Greeks were heavily influenced by exposure to this Egyptian style.
ref. a complete example in the British Museum, dated to the 1st century AD
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA6365another, Roman & found in Rome:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1893-0626-1
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