Two Egyptian Bone Clappers, New Kingdom, c.1500 B.C.

(Egyptian Clappers)

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Item No.
34.37460
Culture
Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1500 B.C. 
Item Details.
In the form of arms and hands, the fingers close together carved with creases, incised bands around the wrists forming cuffs, pierced at the ends, with flat undersides. 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.

Provenance: Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.

Size
16 cm L each - 6 5/16 inches
Material
Bone 
Condition
Minor chips, otherwise intact 
Categories
Egypt
Price.
US$ 4000
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