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Clappers

Clapper in form of lower arm and hand, wrist area with carving of Hathor head, mounted on a papyrus column; flat below, pierced with a hole for hanging (or swivelling?). A parallel is in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (Catalogue by M H Hickmann, Instruments de Musique, 1949, p.6 CCG 69208-9, pl.I)

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    Petrie Museum
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    Egypt
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  • Repository:Petrie Museum
  • Measurements:length: 16.7 cms