grandegyptianmuseum:Sistrum of HenuttawyThis sistrum consists of two sections. The first is a ro
grandegyptianmuseum: Sistrum of Henuttawy This sistrum consists of two sections. The first is a round handle, the top of which is fashioned into the head of the goddess Hathor. Her head is framed by two cobras wearing the crown of Upper Egypt and two rows of seven cobras on the long sides, with only two on the shorter sides. The second section of the instrument consists of a bent metal hoop with three holes pierced on the each vertical section. Each pair of holes held a serpent-shaped metal rod fitted with metal discs. When it was rattled, the instrument produced a sharp, staccato-like sound, hence the onomatopoeic Egyptian word for the sistrum: “sechech.” Bronze inlaid with gold. 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 1070-945 BC. Now in the Louvre. -- source link