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

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. Preface Note on the numbering of objects Principal Table of Contents I. Clay Rattles II. Shell Clappers III. Brass Cymbals and Clappers IV. Bronze Bells