Storytime

• A faience sistrum for Hathor

  story by Leonie van den Berg.

  This story is about a sistrum. A sistrum is an ancient Egyptian musical instrument. It is a type of rattle that one can shake to produce a rattling sound. This musical instrument was often used in rituals and orchestras, but it could also be used as an offering. Let us see what this sistrum has to tell us about its life.

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