The cymbals date back to somewhere between 2200 B.C. and 2000 B.C. Pictures show the cymbals ... that general knowledge about ancient musical instruments is hindered by "poor preservation of ...

The 4,000-year-old cymbals as seen during excavations. Photos from Y ... regional distribution of similar percussive instruments around the Arabian Gulf that arose in the late third millennium ...

Band members showed the Foundation donors and staff some of the damaged cymbals that were to be replaced before putting the new instruments to good use with a performance for the visitors.

Photos show the small half-buried cymbals, which had no signs of use ... regional distribution of similar percussive instruments around the Arabian Gulf that arose in the late third millennium ...