Egyptian Rattles, Mirrors & Metal Objects Photos

Ancient Egyptians used metalwork in decorative arts.

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Bronze sistrum from Rome played by women in Egyptian temples at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Arched sistrum rattle Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty 30 at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Bronze naos-style sistrum rattle at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Faience arc-style sistrum rattle at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.
Bronze sistrum from Rome (Roman period - 30 BCE - 641) played by women in Egyptian temples at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Arched sistrum rattle (380-343 BCE) Egyptian New Kingdom, Dynasty 30 at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Bronze naos-style sistrum rattle (500-300s BCE) at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Faience arc-style sistrum rattle (500-300s BCE) at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.
Egyptian faience ritual rattle at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Limestone funerary stele of priest of Hathor at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Ancient Egyptian bronze caryatid mirror from Sudan Taharqa Temple at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Egyptian silver & copper mirror with female figure handle at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Egyptian faience ritual rattle (664-525 BCE, 26th dynasty) at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Limestone funerary stele of priest of Hathor (Ptolemaic period - c305-30 BCE) at Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. San Jose, CA.Ancient Egyptian bronze caryatid mirror (1539-1425 BCE) from Sudan Taharqa Temple at Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA.Egyptian silver & copper mirror with female figure handle (c1479-1390 BCE / Dynasty 18) at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.
Bronze furniture fragment in shape of duck at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Egyptian silver vessel handle in shape of bounding ibex in Persian style probably from Tell el-Maskhuta, Egypt at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Bronze situla water bucket at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Egyptian bronze lamp at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.
Bronze furniture fragment in shape of duck (c305-30 BCE / Ptolemaic Dynasty) at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Egyptian silver vessel handle in shape of bounding ibex in Persian style (late 5thC BCE) probably from Tell el-Maskhuta, Egypt at Brooklyn Museum. Brooklyn, NY.Bronze situla water bucket (200s BCE) at Museum Ägyptischer Kunst. Munich, Germany.Egyptian bronze lamp (5thC) at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.

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