Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
The saron panerus is the smallest and highest pitched instrument of the gamelan ensemble. It is played with a wooden or horn mallet. This example is tuned to the pentatonic scale known as slendro, one of two scales used in gamelan performances.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Saron Panerus Slendro
Date: 19th century
Geography: Java, Indonesia
Culture: Javanese
Medium: Teak, bronze, paint
Dimensions: 9 × 9 13/16 × 26 in. (22.9 × 25 × 66 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bar-metal
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession Number: 89.4.759a,b
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
