The treasury of ancient Egypt; miscellaneous chapters on ancient Egyptian history and archæology (1911)
Weigall, Arthur Edward Pearse Brome, 1880-1934 · Edinburgh London, W. Blackwood and sons · leaf 140
ers ofmusical instruments buried in the tombs or repre-sented in the decorations confirm his statement.The music was scientifically taught, and a know-ledge of harmony is apparent in the complicatedforms of the instruments. The harps sometimeshad as many as twenty-two strings ; the long-handled… … ...-•^:^ ^:^ tf-^gr-^C,-jj- • -• --«?: ,^» A relief of the Saitic Period, representing- an old man playing uyiow aharp, and a woman beating a drum. Offerings oi ioo^ and flowersare placed before them.—Alexandria Mlsel.m. Pl. X. Temperament of Ancient Egypt iaris. iDi^ merely bang a drum with his…
Archaeology · Egypt -- Antiquities
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