Instrument: Naos Sistrum

Description:

Naos Sistrum with the Name of Apries

Artist:

Artist Unknown

Medium:

Faience

Dimensions:

H. 34.7 cm; W. 8.5 cm; D. 4.2 cm

Context:

Egypt

Date:

Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, Reign of Apries, 589–570 BCE

Inventory Number:

17.190.1959

Lender:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Credit:

Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917