Idiophones of the Ancient Near East: In the Collections of the British Museum

ISBN: 9781611439564 (1611439566)
Edition Type: Hardback
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Pages: 123
Date Published: 5th Apr 2011

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Idiophones of the Ancient Near East: In the Collections of the British Museum

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This book is a catalogue of the idiophones acquired by the Department of the Near East of the British Museum since the mid-nineteenth century. It includes clay rattles principally from Ur, dating from the third millennium BC; shell clappers; copper and bronze clappers and cymbals from Nimrud and from other prestigious locations and a remarkable collection of bronze bells mainly from Nimrud, unearthed by Layard around 1850. The book gives an accurate description of the objects along with former references and a comprehensive bibliography.

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