Title: Pair of clappers
Object type: Music, clapper, arm, hand
Date: ca. 1900–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13
Medium: Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions: a: L. 17.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.7 cm (6 13/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.); b: L. 14.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.8 cm (5 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1 Pit 885 MMA excavations, 1920–21 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Musical Instruments, term: Hands