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SINJ
This ancient percussive tool was discovered in the course of archaeological excavations in Azerbaijan, sinj consists of two metal trays
usually made of copper or bronze. Two pieces of belt attached to the trays’ protuberant sides enable to put them of right and left hands
respectively and thus produce a sound by hitting the plates together like timpani. Several types of sinj were generally used in Azerbaijan,
i.e. the big one (475-600 millimeters in diameter), the medium one (375-450 mm), the ‘baby’ (250-350mm), and the ‘dwarf’ or ‘pygmy’
sinj (140-150mm). In old days, sinj was among the major instruments used by military bands.
Percussive Instruments
5 - 6
centuries
Fuzuli, Yedditepe village
Bronze