Neolithic lithophone

Neolithic lithophone

Ref : c-482

Neolithic musical instrument made of stone.

Neolithic Lithophone. Origin Niger Valley. Piece more than 5,000 years old. Piece on base. Weight: 2.32 kilos. The lithophone is a musical instrument dating from Prehistory. It is an idiophone-type percussion instrument formed by a set of sound stones, either placed on the ground or suspended by various means, which is struck using wooden sticks or other stones.