Sistrum Inscribed with the Names of King Teti

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 2323–2291 B.C.

Source

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Music, sistrum, Teti, papyrus, falcon

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Title

Sistrum Inscribed with the Names of King Teti

Creator

Worktype

Cultural Context

Material

Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), pigment, resin

Dimensions

H. 26.5 cm (10 7/8 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); D. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.);
depth: 2.7centimetre;
height: 26.5centimetre;
width: 7centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 2323–2291 B.C.

Provenance

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Style Period

Old Kingdom

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Memphis (Mit Rahina), Memphite Region

Source

Subjects

Birds; Hieroglyphs

Topic

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Sistrum Inscribed with the Names of King Teti, ca. 2323–2291 B.C., Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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