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title: Egyptian Bronze Sistrum
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6671/egyptian-bronze-sistrum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Bronze Sistrum

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Bronze Sistrum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6671.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6671.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) [sistrum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sistrum/). Late Period, 664-332 BCE. [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). From The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia) This sistrum is decorated with incised scenes, including the goddess [Hathor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hathor/) with bovine ears. Such instruments were used by female musicians to accompany [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) rituals.

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, May 19). Egyptian Bronze Sistrum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6671/egyptian-bronze-sistrum/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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