Small wooden clapper in the form of a left hand, atop an incised lotiform design with a rounded edge. Hole at base runs through the object. Series of vertical cracks running through the object.
Clapper, in form of left hand
Length: 14.2 cm
Width: 3.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville
Accession number: E.GA.2865.1943
Primary reference Number: 57290
Oldadmincategory: W
GayerAnderson: IX.31
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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