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Tympanum (hand drum)
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In ancient Greece and Rome, the tympanon or tympanum, was a type of frame drum or tambourine. It was circular, shallow, and beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. Some representations show decor
The triumph of Dionysus, with a maenad playing a tympanum, on a Roman mosaic from Tunisia (3rd century)
The triumph of Dionysus, with a maenad playing a tympanum, on a Roman mosaic from Tunisia (3rd century)
Cybele holding a tympanum in her left hand
Cybele holding a tympanum in her left hand
Tympanum player from a mosaic depicting a musical group
Tympanum player from a mosaic depicting a musical group
Terracotta figurine from Shikmona, 2nd half of 8th century BCE
Terracotta figurine from Shikmona, 2nd half of 8th century BCE
Tambourine
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The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine deno
Tympanum (hand drum)
…In ancient Greece and Rome, the tympanon (τύμπανον) or tympanum, was a type of frame drum or tambourine. It was circular, shallow, and beaten with the palm of the hand or a stick. Some representations show decorations or zill-like objects around the rim…
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Pandeiro new 30 09 07
Ancient Greek red-figure pottery depicting a girl playing the tambourine. Bourgas Archaeology Museum
Ancient Greek red-figure pottery depicting a girl playing the tambourine. Bourgas Archaeology Museum
Woman holding a mirror and a tambourine facing a winged genie with a ribbon and a branch with leaves. Ancient Greek red-figure oinochoe, c. 320 BC, fr
Woman holding a mirror and a tambourine facing a winged genie with a ribbon and a branch with leaves. Ancient Greek red-figure oinochoe, c. 320 BC, from Magna Graecia. (Notice the coloured decorative woven stripes hanging on the tambourine, which can still be seen today on the tamburello, the tambourine of Southern Italy.)
Maenad playing a tympanum. Detail from the Triumph of Dionysus, on a Roman mosaic from Tunisia (3rd century AD).
Maenad playing a tympanum. Detail from the Triumph of Dionysus, on a Roman mosaic from Tunisia (3rd century AD).