Pair of Clappers
Object type: Music, clapper, arm, hand
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions: max. L. 21.5; max. h. as resting 2 ; max w. as resting 3.6 cm (8 7/16 x 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: King's House at Amarna
Locus: Pit south of the pond
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Society excavations, 1931–2
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John Hubbard and Egypt Exploration Society, 1932
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Musical Instruments|Hands