In one of her numerous aspects Hathor was the goddess of music and joy1,2. The rattle or sistrum, a musical instrument, was her emblem1. This is a pretty rare amulet1, mostly in faience. Period: from Dynasty 23 onwards
Blue/black/red glaze
pierced for suspension
H 3.3, W1.7 Undated
Eton College Museum
#ECM.1847-2010
Blue glaze H 2.3, W 0.8
D 0.5 Undated
Brooklyn Museum
#08.480.174
Green glaze double-sided
top broken H 5.1, W 2.1, T 1.1
Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty 23
© 2018 Musée du Louvre/
Christian Décamps #AF 7067
References
1Petrie W M F. Amulets, 1914, p. 15 and Figs. 32a,b
2Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, 1994, p. 81 and Fig. 82d