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Trumpet

ca. 1000
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Trumpet
  • Maker: Mochica
  • Period: Pre-Columbian
  • Date: ca. 1000
  • Geography: Mochica, North Coast, Peru
  • Culture: Mochica
  • Medium: clay
  • Dimensions: Height: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
    Diameter (Of bell): 3 in. (7.6 cm)
  • Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-trumpet / trombone
  • Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
  • Object Number: 89.4.1287
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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