Sistrum of the Chantress Tapenu, Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, ca. 1070–343 B.C, From Egypt, Bronze or copper alloy, H. 36.1 × W. 8.4 × D. 5.5 cm (14 3/16 × 3 5/16 × 2 3/16 in.), A sistrum is an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument that was shaken during religious ceremonies and when coming into the presence of a deity. It is thought to have imitated the sound of papyrus stalks being shaken, echoing an ancient rite connected with the myth in which the god Horus was raised in secret in a papyrus marsh
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