Image
Unknown Maker, Egyptian
Ptolemy II with Ritual Rattle (Sistrum)
Description
Culture
Title
Ptolemy II with Ritual Rattle (Sistrum)
Period
Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II
Year
285-246 BCE
Medium
Materials/Techniques
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Techniques
Materials
red granite Geography
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Archaeological Site: From the Temple of Isis at Behbeit el Higara in the Nile Delta
Dimensions
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68.6 x 71.1 cm (27 x 28 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Band of hieroglyphics in lower right corner
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Museum Appropriation Fund
Object Number
18.740 Type
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
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Tombstone
Unknown Maker, Egyptian
Ptolemy II with Ritual Rattle (Sistrum), 285-246 BCE
Granite
68.6 x 71.1 cm (27 x 28 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 18.740
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