Flag of EgyptMusical InstrumentsMembranophone-single-headed / kettle drumlate 19th century

Artwork Details

TitleTab'l Shamee
MediumMetal, skin
DimensionsH. 11.4 cm (4-1/2 in.); Diam. 31.8 cm (12-1/2 in.)
ClassificationMembranophone-single-headed / kettle drum
DepartmentMusical Instruments
Datelate 19th century
Credit LineThe Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureEgyptian
Date Range1850 – 1900

Provenance

CountryEgypt

More membranophone-single-headed / kettle drum from the Egyptian tradition

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late 19th centuryBaz
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ca. 1850–1901Tab'l Shamee
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ca. 1875–89Naqqara
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late 19th centuryBaz
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late 19th centuryNakakeer
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ca. 1875–89Naqqara
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late 19th centuryNakakeer
Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 501111