Rattle
ca. 2300 BC (made)
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Rattle, light brown clay filled with small pebbles. It is pear-shaped, and its surface is perforated all over with numerous small holes. At the top is evidence of it having been sealed after the pebbles were inserted.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded and pierced clay, pebbles |
| Brief description | Rattle, clay, Syria, ca. 2300BC |
| Physical description | Rattle, light brown clay filled with small pebbles. It is pear-shaped, and its surface is perforated all over with numerous small holes. At the top is evidence of it having been sealed after the pebbles were inserted. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Lady Dale in 1992 as part of a collection of Egyptian and Syrian antiquities. See Misc.176 to 228-1992, RF 90/211. On entry to the museum its condition was noted as 'very good.' |
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| Accession number | MISC.187-1992 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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