Trumpet (salpinx)
3rd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueBone with bronze ferrules and bell
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 155 x 7.8 cm (61 x 3 1/16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number37.301
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceProbably around 1920s, sold by Roussos (dealer) or Yayas (dealer), Athens, to the Brummer Gallery, Paris; 1936, shipped from Paris to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock no. P13068) [see note]; 1937, sold by Brummer Gallery to the MFA for $3200. (Accession Date: April 1, 1937)
NOTE: According to the Brummer Gallery stock card, this was “found in Olympia” and was “old Paris stock” that was acquired from the Paris branch of the dealership in 1936.
NOTE: According to the Brummer Gallery stock card, this was “found in Olympia” and was “old Paris stock” that was acquired from the Paris branch of the dealership in 1936.
1815-1825
50 B.C.–1 A.D.
5th century B.C.
5th century B.C.
5th century B.C.
1st century A.D.
about A.D. 100
before 1500