A pair of Israelite Bronze Cymbals, ca. 930 BCE Fine Art They are interspersed with later

They are interspersed with later rich Persian turquoise ball beads

Although a radiocarbon test dates this figure to the early Late Period

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Much of their collection was donated to the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M

It has been strung as a pendant on an 18K yellow gold chain adjustable up to 18 inches

A pair of Israelite Bronze Cymbals, ca. 930 BCE Fine Art They are interspersed with laterBoth consist of a circular, flat bronze plate with a pierced domed center designed for attachment to a strap or cord handle. Background: In contrast to the large, thin cymbals familiar today, cymbals from the Biblical period were generally much smaller and thicker in form. Archaeological examples excavated in the Levant and Palestine indicate two principal types: a smaller variety measuring approximately 1. 25 to 2. 5 inches (36 cm) in diameter, such