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Composed of three sections of ivory tusk, this piece was for decorative display. The carvings are in the style of hunting scenes by Johann Elias Ridinger (1695–1767).
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Title: Oliphant
Maker:
Wilhelm Leberecht Schulz
Date: ca. 1840
Geography: Meiningen, Germany
Culture: German
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. of tube: ca. 164 cm (64-1/4 in.) (w/o mouthpiece); Diam. of bell (widest): 10.8 cm (4-1/4 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 07.103
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