Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.52.1
Nadpis
Replicas of the two sistra from Tutankhamun's tomb
Date(s)
- 2022 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 custom storage case
Context area
Archival history
Commissioned in 2022 by James Whitbourn, Fellow and Director of Music at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Senior Research Fellow at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, Director of Music at Harris Manchester College, Oxford and a member of the Faculty of Music in the University of Oxford.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by James Whitbourn in January 2024.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Replicas of the two sistra found in Tutankhamun's tomb. The replica sistra were commissioned in 2022 and were used in the performances of James Whitburn's composition 'Zahr Al-Khayal', based an Egyptian love poem roughly contemporary with Tutankhamun.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- 1:1 scale