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![Limestone bust of a flute-player. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (40 × 34.9 × 22.2 cm). Date: ca. 575-550 B.C.. Representations of flute players Limestone bust of a flute-player. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (40 × 34.9 × 22.2 cm). Date: ca. 575-550 B.C.. Representations of flute players](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PAA7NJ/limestone-bust-of-a-flute-player-culture-cypriot-dimensions-overall-15-34-13-34-8-34-in-40-349-222-cm-date-ca-575-550-bc-representations-of-flute-players-are-found-in-both-sanctuaries-and-tombs-in-cyprus-they-would-play-music-eternally-for-the-divinity-or-the-deceased-the-strap-around-the-head-of-the-player-a-phorbeia-held-the-flute-in-place-and-prevented-the-cheeks-from-swelling-thus-helping-to-control-the-breath-egyptian-influence-is-evident-in-the-smooth-wig-the-piece-may-have-formed-a-pair-with-74512509-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PAA7NJ.jpg)
Limestone bust of a flute-player. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 15 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/4 in. (40 × 34.9 × 22.2 cm). Date: ca. 575-550 B.C.. Representations of flute players
![Flutes and Pipes; Egypt, 1537 - 31 BCE Tools and Equipment; musical instruments Reed Gift of Robert Blaugrund (M.80.196.27) Egyptian Art; 1537 - 31 BCE Stock Photo - Alamy Flutes and Pipes; Egypt, 1537 - 31 BCE Tools and Equipment; musical instruments Reed Gift of Robert Blaugrund (M.80.196.27) Egyptian Art; 1537 - 31 BCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/TX3D49/flutes-and-pipes-egypt-1537-31-bce-tools-and-equipment-musical-instruments-reed-gift-of-robert-blaugrund-m8019627-egyptian-art-1537-31-bce-TX3D49.jpg)
Flutes and Pipes; Egypt, 1537 - 31 BCE Tools and Equipment; musical instruments Reed Gift of Robert Blaugrund (M.80.196.27) Egyptian Art; 1537 - 31 BCE Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bowl with flutes from shoulder to rosette at base and with inscribed weight | Late Period–Ptolemaic Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bowl with flutes from shoulder to rosette at base and with inscribed weight | Late Period–Ptolemaic Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/eg/original/DP239395.jpg)