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Arched Harp (shoulder harp), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, late, ca. 1390–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, L. (diagonally) 82 cm (32 5/16 in); l. of sound box 36 cm (14 3/16 in), Egyptian arched harps from Dynasty 4 onward coexisted with a great variety of harps in different shapes and sizes. Two harp types were most common—the arched harp with a curved neck, like this one, and the angled harp with a neck sharply perpendicular to the body.

Arched Harp (shoulder harp), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, late, ca. 1390–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, L. (diagonally) 82 cm (32 5/16 in); l. of sound box 36 cm (14 3/16 in), Egyptian arched harps from Dynasty 4 onward coexisted with a great variety of harps in different shapes and sizes. Two harp types were most common—the arched harp with a curved neck, like this one, and the angled harp with a neck sharply perpendicular to the body.
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Arched Harp (shoulder harp), New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, late, ca. 1390–1295 B.C., From Egypt, Wood, L. (diagonally) 82 cm (32 5/16 in); l. of sound box 36 cm (14 3/16 in), Egyptian arched harps from Dynasty 4 onward coexisted with a great variety of harps in different shapes and sizes. Two harp types were most common—the arched harp with a curved neck, like this one, and the angled harp with a neck sharply perpendicular to the body
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