Date of Find: not known

Location of Find: River Rhine, near Dusseldorf

Dating of Item: probably Late Iron-Age. Based on Iconography

Current Location: On loan to Landesmuseum,Bonn, from Saalburg Museum

Condition: Complete

Musical Characteristics: G3 A4 E5 A5 C 6 D 6

Description: Conically-bored instrument. Lost-wax cast in three parts in bronze. 738 mm long. Tapering from 5mm (throat) to 103mm bell. This curves through 90° and is slightly flared. Made up of mouthpipe and tuning,piece and bell yard. Tuning piece has two male ends which fit into other pieces and is soldered there. Carrying mounts: on mouthpipe and bell yard. Eye-shaped cross section.

Related material: Similar to SD204, 232, 240, 241, 242 and 248. Type illustrated on IC150

Citations: Behn (1912) p. 38, Abb, 3; Behn (1954) Abb. 137 Klar (1971), 303, Abb. 1.

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