Title: Sistrum Inscribed with the Names of King Teti
Object type: Music, sistrum, Teti, papyrus, falcon
Date: ca. 2323–2291 B.C.
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6
Reign: reign of Teti
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), pigment, resin
Dimensions: H. 26.5 cm (10 7/8 in.); W. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); D. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: Possibly from     Memphite Region Memphis (Mit Rahina)    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Hieroglyphs