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Side-blown trumpet
Vernacular name:Trompeta de caracol
Date: 100-800 AD
Place Made:Peru, South America
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionCeramic 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)
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.
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Judith Reid, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02593