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Caption

Clappers, ca. 2081–1630 B.C.E.. Bone, 16.136a: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 6 7/16 in. (3.2 × 1.7 × 16.4 cm) 16.136b: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 6 5/16 in. (3.1 × 1.7 × 16 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.136a-b.

Title

Clappers

Date

ca. 2081–1630 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 11-Dynasty 13

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Bone

Classification

Musical Instrument

Dimensions

16.136a: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 6 7/16 in. (3.2 × 1.7 × 16.4 cm) 16.136b: 1 1/4 × 11/16 × 6 5/16 in. (3.1 × 1.7 × 16 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.136a-b

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