Pair of clappers

Unknown Artist

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.

Pair of clappers by Unknown Artist

Medium

Hippopotamus ivory

Dimensions

a: L. 17.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.7 cm (6 13/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.); b: L. 14.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.8 cm (5 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)

Classification

Music, clapper, arm, hand

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922

Accession Number

22.1.143a, b

Tags

Musical InstrumentsHands

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