Drum, Late Period, 664–332 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, hide, paint, l. 33 cm (13 in); diam. 34 cm (13 3/8 in); diam. at ends 25 cm (9 13/16 in), This barrel-shaped instrument is constructed of wooden staves and fitted with leather heads lashed together. Both the drumheads and the lashes are painted red. Drums of this kind, often played by women, hung from the musician's neck by a cord and were struck on both heads with the bands
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Drum, Late Period, 664–332 B.C, Egypt, Wood, hide, paint, l, 33 cm, 13, diam, 34, 13 3/8, ends 25, 9 13/16, barrel-shaped, instrument, constructed, wooden staves, fitted, leather heads, lashed, together, drumheads, lashes, painted red, Drums, kind, played, women, hung, musician, neck, cord, struck, heads, bands
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