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Greece Salpinx Switzerland
IC670: A Salpinktes carrying a shield and blowing salpinx
Find Spot: N/A Current location Geneva Museum of Art, Inventory No.
read moreDR397: Aristotle: Salpinx; Melody without the Lyre
Author details/dating: Aristotle 384-322 BCE Instrument Cited: salpinx, lyre Citation Reference: Aristotle, Rhetoric 3.
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Greece Salpinx Agon
A Salpinktes playing during a Chariot Race,
Find Spot: N/A Date of Illustration: Second half of the 6th century BCE
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Greece Salpinx Usa
IC661: A Salpinktes playing before Rider on Horse
Find Spot: N/A Current location On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157, Accession Number: 14.
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Greece Salpinx Agon
IC678: A Salpinktes playing during a Chariot Race
Find Spot: N/A Current location Cambridge, University, 37.17 Date of Illustration: 520-510 BCE
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Greece Salpinx Usa
IC703: A Salpinktes playing before Horseman leading Horse
Find Spot: N/A Current location On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157, Accession Number: 14.
read moreWhen the Romans replaced the Salpinx with the Tuba
For many centuries, the salpinx held its position as announcer in the Greek games or agon.
Aeschylus (ii); Eumenides
Author details/dating: Aeschylus 458 BCE Instrument Cited: salpinx, Tyrrhenian Citation Reference: Aeschylus Eumenides line 569 ff.
read moreAthenaeus: Salpinx had Keras added as bell
Author details/dating: Athenaeus Instrument Cited: salpinx, Phrygian aulos Citation Reference: Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae, 4.
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Greek Salpinx Aulos
Athenaeus: Salpinx had Keras added as bell
Author details/dating: Athenaeus Instrument Cited: salpinx, Phrygian aulos Citation Reference: Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae, 4.
read moreAthenaeus: Salpinx had Keras added as bell
Author details/dating: Athenaeus Instrument Cited: salpinx, Phrygian aulos Citation Reference: Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae, 4.
read moreDR260: Cavary called by Salpinx
Author details/dating: Andocides 415 BCE Instrument Cited: Salpinx Citation Reference: Andocides, 1.
read moreAthenaeus:Invention of Salpinx and Keras
Author details/dating: End 2nd beginning of 3rd century CE Instrument Cited: Keras, Salpinx
read moreAthenaeus:Salpinx like Arse of a Gnat
Author details/dating: End 2nd beginning of 3rd century CE Instrument Cited: Keras, Salpinx
read moreBacchylides
Author details/dating: N/A Instrument Cited: War Trumpet (Salpinx) Citation Reference: Paean 9
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Greek Salpinx
Amazon playing salpinx on epinotron
Find Spot: Current Location Athens, National Museum, Inv. No. 2184
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Greek Salpinx
salpinktes blowing Cone-Belled salpinx
Find Spot: N/A Date of Illustration: N/A Description: Depiction of a player blowing a cone-belled salpinx.
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Greek Uk Salpinx
Salpinktes on Cup by Castle Ashby Painter
Find Spot: N/A Date of Illustration: 520 BCE Description: Image of a salpinktes blowing and wearing greaves while carrying a shield
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Greek Salpinx
Salpinktes on dais
Find Spot: N/A Date of Illustration: N/A Description: Paquette describes this scene as two silenes running before a statue of Dionysos while a third, perched on a dais, blows a cup-belled salpinx proclaiming the victory of Dionysus.
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Greek Salpinx
Salpinktes on kylix
Find Spot: N/A Current Location: Città del Vaticano, Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, inv.
read moreAristophanes: Salpinx maker’s instruments now worthless
Author details/dating: Aristophanes Instrument Cited: salpinx Citation Reference: Aristophanes, 1240-1241
read moreSalpinktes
Find Spot: Date of Illustration: second quarter of the 4th century BCE
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