Tympanum may refer to: * Tympanum (architecture), an architectural element located within the arch or pediment * Tympanum (anatomy), a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head * Tympanum, in biology, the

eardrum In the anatomy of humans and various other tetrapods, the eardrum, also called the tympanic membrane or myringa, is a thin, cone-shaped membrane that separates the external ear The outer ear, external ear, or auris externa is the extern ...

* Tympanum, or tympanal organ, a hearing organ in insects * Tympanum (hand drum), a percussion instrument in ancient Greece and Rome * Timpano, in music, singular of timpani, a kettledrum * Sakia or saqiya, in Latin "tympanum", a water-raising device *

Larnaca Tympanum The Larnaca Tympanum is a medieval sculpture in white marble found at Larnaca in Cyprus in the nineteenth century. It is now in the collection of the V&A in London, registered under the number A.2-1982. Discovery and early history The sculpture w ...

, a medieval sculpture

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