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Middle Kingdom
Clappers are among the earliest percussion instruments in ancient Egypt. This clapper is shaped like a forearm and hand; a bracelet adorns the wrist. Clappers were used in all activities featuring music or singing, such as banquets, funerary processions, and rituals.
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Title: Clapper
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid–late
Date: ca. 1900–1800 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758), Pit 555, north chamber, MMA excavations, 1907–08
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); Greatest width. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Th. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Object Number: 09.180.1251
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