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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.281
Title
Piece of a Pair of Bone Clappers
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
cymbal
Date
c. 1500-1200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
New Kingdom
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/58067

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bone
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
12.4 x 2.75 x 0.07 cm (4 7/8 x 1 1/16)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Acquired by the donor over the last thirty years as gifts from dealers.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.281
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Two-dimensional carved bone resembling an arm or forearm with hand. Obverse slightly raised and bowed while reverse is flat. Fingers indicated by four incised lines. Diagonal break across fingers. Wrist indicated by six incised lines. Circular pierce at top of arm.

Verification Level

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