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Fragment of Wood

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A fragment of a wooden musical instrument with alternate ebony and ivory pegs. It is probably the neck of a harp and would have held the strings attached to a sound box shaped like a boat. Harps first appeared in the Old Kingdom and had a range similar to that of modern violins.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

24.9.00.86

Dating

19TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

ABYDOS

Category

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

Material

WOOD; IVORY; EBONY

Technique

WOOD-TECHNIQUE

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