Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Faience Sistrum Inscribed with the Name of Ptolemy I
Description
Faience
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A blue-green faience sistrum depicting the goddess Hathor.
The artifact is a sistrum made of faience, featuring a depiction of Hathor's face with characteristic cow ears. The handle is inscribed with hieroglyphs and includes a cartouche near the bottom. The sistrum shows typical Ptolemaic artistic style with clean lines and intricate detailing.
religious
Ptolemaic
excellent
Deities
Hathor
Materials
faience
Signs
Ankh ×2
Visible text
"nb irt nTr"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116282233 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 50.99 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 546038 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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