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an ancient egyptian painting depicting a woman playing the lyragonic harp, possibly in egypt

Music was valued in ancient Egyptian culture, they were integral to communion with the gods at funerary banquets, and religious processions. All quite familiar such as drums, Ney, and more, these instruments have been with Egyptians in times of grand celebration. #tripsinegypt #vacationinheart #egypt #egypttravel #ancientinstruments #ancientegyptianmusic #ancientharp #drums #ancienttanbur #travel2022 #travel #egypttour #ancientegypt #history #music

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a close up of a wooden instrument with strings

During the 4th Dynasty (2613 to 2494 BC) harps became popular in Egypt. Two types were common; the curved or arched-neck like this one and angular models with a perpendicular neck. The oldest forms...

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an antique illustration of various types of instruments

Download this stock image: Ancient musical instruments: Egyptian sistrum 1, tambourines 2,3, cymbals 4, single and double fifes 5-8, pan pipes or syrinx 9, Greek sambuca or harp 10, sistrum of Isis 11, triangle 12, and cymbal with hammer 13. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1802. - P6H7A1 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

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an old musical instrument that is sitting on a stand

Period: New Kingdom. Dynasty: Dynasty 18, late. Date: ca. 1390–1295 B.C.. Geography: From Egypt. Medium: Wood. Dimensions: L. (diagonally) 82 cm (32 5/16 ...

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an egyptian woman holding a musical instrument

Almost every culture in the world has created some form of instrument that will either shake, rattle or roll. Ancient Egypt is no exception. If you could travel back in time to the days of the pyr…

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an old style musical instrument with arrows on the side and two strings attached to it

The Semsemia (also spelt Simsimiyya) is a plucked lyre from the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Jordan and Yemen. Traditionally played by the Bedouin people as a social instrument, in Egypt the Semsemia is used to accompany song and dance and is known to be particularly synonymous with the cities of Port Said and Ismaïlia.

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