Clapper
Object type: Music, clapper, arm, hand
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid–late
Date: ca. 1900–1800 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 24 cm (9 7/16 in.);  Greatest width. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); Th. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 555, north chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1907–08
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Musical Instruments