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Jew's harp
unknown15th century AD
City Museum of Wrocław
Wrocław, Poland
Iron musical instrument from the group of lamellophones (Jew's harp), the object is damaged - the tongue is missing. The technique of playing involves stringing the movable element (tongue) while holding the instrument in the mouth or resting it on the teeth.
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- Title: Jew's harp
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: 15th century AD
- Location Created: Gniewoszów (Kłodzko district, Lower Silesia Voivodeship). Found during archaeological excavations in the area of castle "Szczerba" near Gniewoszów in 1990, in room B (part 16, layer 8), led by Czesław Francke from the Archaeological Museum in Wrocław.
- Physical Dimensions: length about 6 cm, width about 3,5 cm
- Type: artefact
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