Sistrum (rattle)

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Hattian

Date

ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Sistrum

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Title

Sistrum (rattle)

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Hattian

Material

Copper alloy

Dimensions

13 1/16 × 4 5/16 × 2 1/16 in. (33.2 × 11 × 5.2 cm);
depth: 5.2centimetre;
height: 33.2centimetre;
width: 11centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 2300–2000 BCE

Provenance

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1955

Style Period

Early Bronze Age III

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Central Anatolia

Source

Subjects

Musical Instruments; Birds

Topic

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Sistrum (rattle), ca. 2300–2000 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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