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Cymbals
Greek
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number96.670a-b
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome, Musical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Idiophones
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 622; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 127 (additional published references).
DescriptionEach has a ring handle and is inscribed: FANAXILAS
Green patina, somewhat crusty.
Found with phiale (96.673), spoon fragment (96.672) and cradle (96.671).
Green patina, somewhat crusty.
Found with phiale (96.673), spoon fragment (96.672) and cradle (96.671).
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: All [MFA 96.670a-b, 96.671, 96.672, 96.673] said to have come from the same tomb at Palaeopolis.); gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, 1896