# Hand Drummer

- Date: 900–700 BCE
- Medium: bronze, solid cast
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: Overall: 7.3 x 3.8 cm (2 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Culture: Assyrian, Iraq or possibly Syria
- Credit line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.67)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1969.67/1969.67_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This plaque is probably one of several that decorated the side of a throne. The man's hair and costume are similar to those on the huge wall relief, and they are probably about the same date.