Paracas ceramic trumpet
The incised and painted decoration on this trumpet features a stylized figure grasping a trophy head by its hair in one hand and a large obsidian knife in the other. A falcon is depicted on the reverse side. This thick-walled trumpet was capable of producing a single, loud note.
Artwork Details
- Title: Paracas ceramic trumpet
- Period: Pre-Columbian
- Date: 300–200 BCE
- Geography: Ocucaje-South Coast, Paracas, Peru
- Culture: Paracas
- Medium: Ceramic, polychrome
- Dimensions: 12 × 4 × 4 1/8 in. (30.5 × 10.2 × 10.5 cm)
Diameter (Of mouthpiece): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm) - Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
- Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.75
- Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments
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