Sistrum

Reproduction

MS3582

From: Italy | Campania | Pompeii (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS3582
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Campania | Pompeii (uncertain)
Manufacture Location Naples
Creator J. Chiurazzi and Fils
Date Made 1903
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Technique Cast
Iconography Wolf (Lupa (?)) | Romulus and Remus | Corn
Description

Reproduction of a sistrum, a form of a rattle with a handle.

Height 3.3 cm
Length 25 cm
Width 13.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902

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