Side-blown trumpet
Vernacular Name
- Trompeta de caracol
Date100-800 AD
Place MadePeru, South America
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionCeramic body with red slip decoration.Dimensions(irregular, measurements taken at largest extremity)Length: 123.3 mm (4.85 in)
Width: 100.2 mm (3.95 in)
Diameter of embouchure hole: 9.2 mm (0.36 in)
Diameter of aperture: 38.5 mm (1.52 in)ProvenancePurchased in an antique shop, Quito, Ecuador.EthnonymMoche
Credit LineGift of Judith Reid, 1979
Object number02593
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1950-1970 ca.
1880-1920 ca.
1900-1915 ca.
