Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Egyptian Artca. 1900–1640 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Pair of clappers
Medium	Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions	a: L. 17.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.7 cm (6 13/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.); b: L. 14.3 × W. 2.8 × Th. 0.8 cm (5 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1900–1640 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13
Period	Middle Kingdom
Date Range	1900 BC – 1640 BC

Provenance

Region	Memphite Region
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13 era

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Clapper

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Slab and grinder

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Magic Wand

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Clapper Handle fragment (?)

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Finial of a fan

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 546840