Trumpet
| Object Number: | 2014-13-7 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Syria Damascus |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gourd Ivory Leather (uncertain) |
| Technique: | Etched Braided |
| Length: | 58.3 cm |
| Width: | 25 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 13.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Franklin Institute, 2014 |
| Other Number: | L-222-7 - Old Loan Number 6184.7 - Franklin Institute Number A-324 - Seder Number |
Description
Large poly-globular gourd trumpet with lateral embouchure. 2 darl brown gourds in hour-glass shape. ringed with etched designs. Larger gourd open at bottom with black rim. Band around narrow juncture of the 2 gourds. Braided strap attached to band. Black protruding embouchure set in side of smaller gourd. Tapering black end attached to smaller gourd terminates with ivory ornament. Good condition - ivory end chipped and cracked, piece of strap detached.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Four Thousand Years of Music (18 May 1950 - Apr 1958) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Cultures in the Crossfire: Stories from Syria and Iraq (08 Apr 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Polin, Claire C. 07 Apr 1954. Gifts of Jubal: Musical Instruments from the Ancient East.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: xxvii | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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