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Musical equipment: E.GA.2865.1943

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

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

Measurements and weight

Length: 14.2 cm
Width: 3.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.2865.1943
Primary reference Number: 57290
Oldadmincategory: W
GayerAnderson: IX.31
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 23 January 2025 Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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