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Middle Kingdom
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This clapper is shaped like an arm and a hand. The fingers and a broad bracelet are indicated by incised lines. Additional roundel ornaments decorate the arm and hand; they are typical of Middle Kingdom clappers, but their significance is unclear. The clapper was found together with at least thirteen more; for more information see 22.1.143a, b.
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Title: Clapper
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid- Dynasy 13
Date: ca. 1900–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1, Pit 885, MMA excavations, 1920–21
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 22 × W. 6.1 × Th. 0.8 cm (8 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession Number: 22.1.142
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