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Castanet

Castanet
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Castanet

Category:
Recreational equipment, musical instruments, clappers and castanets
Date:
Ancient Egyptian period, Late Period, 9th to 10th cent. CE
Material(s):
Organic material, wood
Length:
12 cm;
Width:
10.3 cm
Hall:
Byzantine Antiquities, showcase 23



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Koptische Kunst, Holz, Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire : nos. 7001-7394 et 8742-9200 : (Vienne : Imprimerie Adolf Holzhausen, 1904): 150, no. 8847, fig. 220.
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