Sistrum; Bronze; Cast; riveted; bent; chased; bronze; Total: Height: 25.5 cm; Width: 11 cm; Depth: 2.4 cm; Musical instruments; ritual objects and accessories; Birds; Antiquity; The bow-shaped rattle instrument with metal crossbars originates from the cult of the goddess Isis. With the spread of the Isis cult in Roman times; it became a symbol for Egypt. Handle and bow are connected by a rivet with a round roof-shaped head. The handle is made of very light metal; it consists of a square bar which ends in a sphere widened at the bottom with rings and beads. At the top there are three plates in capital-like arrangement. The bow is made of soft; rather reddish metal. On top sits a bird with open beak and erect tail. Pairs of holes in the hanger are filled with light-colored metal rods; which are bent over at the ends.