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Paris [75] Musée du Louvre

The "Jew's harp" is a metallic musical instrument whose sound is produced thanks to a thin central tongue. The mouth acts as a resonance box. Twenty jew's harps, dated between the 15th and 17th centuries, have been found on the Louvre site.

Where to find it

Paris [75] Musée du Louvre
99, rue de Rivoli Palais du Louvre
75001 Paris

Commune of discovery

Paris 1

Locality

Louvre, Cour Napoléon

Type of intervention

Excavation

Year of excavation

1984 – 1986

Chief Scientist

Yves de Kisch, Pierre-Jean Trombetta

Inventory number

CN 14917

Scope

Leisure ➔ Music

Materials

Metal ➔ Copper alloy

Chronological period

Modern period [1492 / 1789]

Dating the object

1485 – 1615

Dimensions

l. 5.1 cm, P. 0.4 cm,

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