Pair of Clappers, ca. 1936–1630 B.C.E. Bone, pigment, 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.28.7a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 58.28.7a-b_PS4.jpg)
Pair of Clappers, ca. 1936–1630 B.C.E. Bone, pigment, 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.28.7a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.58.28.7a-b_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Pair of Clappers
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Clappers were percussion instruments played by women and used to keep the rhythm in both sacred and secular music. Musicians even played mood music in erotic situations depicted in some tombs. Singing appropriate songs also eased the pains of childbirth. Thus these musical instruments were a valued addition to objects in the tomb, where conception and birth were essential to entering the afterlife.
MEDIUM
Bone, pigment
DATES
ca. 1936–1630 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 12-13
PERIOD
Middle Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
58.28.7a-b
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Pair of Clappers, ca. 1936–1630 B.C.E. Bone, pigment, 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.28.7a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 58.28.7a-b_PS4.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 58.28.7a-b_PS4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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