Pair of Clappers

Unknown Artist

ca. 1353–1336 B.C.

Pair of Clappers by Unknown Artist

Medium

Hippopotamus ivory

Dimensions

max. L. 21.5; max. h. as resting 2 ; max w. as resting 3.6 cm (8 7/16 x 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)

Classification

Music, clapper, arm, hand

Period

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. John Hubbard and Egypt Exploration Society, 1932

Accession Number

32.5.2a, b

Tags

Musical InstrumentsHands

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