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Hand Drummer
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Hand Drummer

900–700 BCE · bronze, solid cast

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This plaque is probably one of several that decorated the side of a throne. The man's hair and costume are similar to those on the huge wall relief, and they are probably about the same date.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineHand Drummer, 900–700 BCE. Assyrian, Iraq or possibly Syria. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 7.3 x 3.8 cm (2 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.67
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