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Definition of Sistra
1. sistrum [n] - See also: sistrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sistra
Literary usage of Sistra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1878)
"... and anointing—Bouquets—Bands of Music—Cymbals, Trumpets, Drums, Harps, Guitars,
Lyres, Flutes, Pipes, sistra, Sacred Instruments—Dancing—The Pirouette ..."
2. Researches in Sinai by William Matthew Flinders Petrie, C. T. Currelly (1906)
"... where the king's daughters bring their collars, their wands, and their sistra,
and display them during their song (Egyptian Tales, i, p. 122). ..."
3. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1842)
".sistra in the Berlin Museum. rings; but the rude Egyptian model of another, in
the same collection, has three rings upon its single bar, agreeing in this ..."
4. Attic Grave Reliefs That Represent Women in the Dress of Isis by Elizabeth J. Walters (1988)
"have a floral or figured base, recalling ornate Egyptian sistra of the Saite to
Roman periods.105 In Egypt, the sistrum was associated with the goddess ..."
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