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Greece Salpinx SwitzerlandIC670: A Salpinktes carrying a shield and blowing salpinx
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Current location Geneva Museum of Art, Inventory No. 20.152
read moreDR397: Aristotle: Salpinx; Melody without the Lyre
Author details/dating: Aristotle 384-322 BCE
Instrument Cited: salpinx, lyre
Citation Reference: Aristotle, Rhetoric 3.6.7
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Greece Salpinx AgonA Salpinktes playing during a Chariot Race,
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Date of Illustration: Second half of the 6th century BCE
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Greece Salpinx UsaIC661: A Salpinktes playing before Rider on Horse
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Current location On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157, Accession Number: 14.146.1
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Greece Salpinx AgonIC678: A Salpinktes playing during a Chariot Race
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Current location Cambridge, University, 37.17
Date of Illustration: 520-510 BCE
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Greece Salpinx UsaIC703: A Salpinktes playing before Horseman leading Horse
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Current location On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157, Accession Number: 14.146.1
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. Eventually, in 396 BCE, we know that its position was recognised by the instigation of a contest to decide which salpinktes (salpinx player) would officiate throughout the games. it was clearly an important position as the introduction of the contest indicated. despite this, many authors still refer to the salpinx as a military instrument or ‘war trumpet’.
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, 4.185
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Greek Salpinx AulosAthenaeus: Salpinx had Keras added as bell
Author details/dating: Athenaeus
Instrument Cited: salpinx, Phrygian aulos
Citation Reference: Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae, 4.185
read moreAthenaeus: Salpinx had Keras added as bell
Author details/dating: Athenaeus
Instrument Cited: salpinx, Phrygian aulos
Citation Reference: Athenaeus: Deipnosophistae, 4.185
read moreDR260: Cavary called by Salpinx
Author details/dating: Andocides 415 BCE
Instrument Cited: Salpinx
Citation Reference: Andocides, 1.45
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
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Instrument Cited: War Trumpet (Salpinx)
Citation Reference: Paean 9
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Greek SalpinxAmazon playing salpinx on epinotron
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Current Location Athens, National Museum, Inv. No. 2184
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Etruscan Krator SalpinxLong Salpinx played during Sea Battle
Find Spot: Caere (modern Cerveteri, Italy)
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Greek Salpinxsalpinktes blowing Cone-Belled salpinx
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Description: Depiction of a player blowing a cone-belled salpinx.
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Greek Uk SalpinxSalpinktes on Cup by Castle Ashby Painter
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Date of Illustration: 520 BCE
Description: Image of a salpinktes blowing and wearing greaves while carrying a shield
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Greek SalpinxSalpinktes on dais
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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. The scene may have mirrored that witnessed by those present at the start of a race in the agon/games.
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Greek SalpinxSalpinktes on kylix
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Current Location: Città del Vaticano, Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, inv. no. 34997.
read moreAristophanes: Salpinx maker’s instruments now worthless
Author details/dating: Aristophanes
Instrument Cited: salpinx
Citation Reference: Aristophanes, 1240-1241
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