http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rserver.php?identifier=HM_13.238clappersA pair of Egyptian bone clappers in the shape of human hands. These clappers were collected by the famous Egyptologist W. M. Flinders Petrie in the late 19th century. Petrie held a professorship in archaeology at University College London, and his collection of Egyptian artefacts has been on display in the university's Petrie Museum since 1913. Emslie John Horniman, the son of Horniman Museum founder Frederick Horniman, acquired these clappers from Petrie and donated them to the Horniman Museum in 1913. The Horniman Museum's instrument collection contains over 8,000 objects covering a wide range of historical periods, and these clappers are among the oldest instruments in the collection. They are currently on display in the Music Gallery.LeisureimageCreative Commons LicenceHorniman Museum, LondonHorniman Museum and GardensLewishamcirca 1450 B.C.E.Exploring 20th Century LondonHorniman Museumboneright hand: 170 x 28 x 6 mm; left hand: 158 x 13 x 7 mm