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.
19th century
17th–19th centuries
17th–19th centuries
19th century
about 1800
about 18th century
18th century
early 13th century
Early 19th century
1800–20
1800–20