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Roman Tuba LybiaRoman Tuba in Games at Batten Zamour
Find Spot: Villa at Batten Zamour, Lybia
Date of Illustration: Second to fourth century CE
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’.
Roman Karnyx Native europeanIC583: Amiternum karnyx
Find Spot: Amiternum, Italy
Date of Illustration: N/A
Description: Amiternum karnyx
read moreBosceaz Animal Horn Instrument on Mosaic
Find Spot: Bosceaz, Switzerland
Date of Illustration: 2nd century CE
read moreCornua on Column of Marcus Aurelius
Find Spot Column of Marcus Aurelius 5
Date of Illustration: 169-172CE
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Roman TubaFolded Tuba on Tomb Stone
Find Spot: Mainz, Germany
Current Location: Stadtische Altertumersammlung, Mainz
Description: Carving of small doubly curved instrument on tomb stone of cavalry man Andes.
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Roman Lituus SpainIC671 Liticen on Roman Villa at Noheda
Find Spot: Noheda near Cuenca
Date of Illustration: Fourth century CE
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Roman Tuba CornuRoman Graffito on Via Appia
Find Spot: Villa below the basilica of San Sebastiano, Via Appia, Rome
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Roman Tuba CornuRoman Graffito on Via Appia
Find Spot: Villa below the basilica of San Sebastiano, Via Appia, Rome
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Roman TubaRoman Tuba in Sacrifice at Tropeum
Find Spot: Temple of Apollo Sosiano, Rome
Current location: Museo Capitolino, Roma
read moreSpecimen Detail: - Bronze Salpingai
Description: A Papyrus in Greek. It describes objects from the Temple, among these being salpingai chalkai or bronze salpinges. Findspot: Not recorded here Current Location: Staalitchen Museen zu Berlin, Griechische Urkunden, BGU 13.2217 Similar objects: Oxyrhynchus Papyri
read moreSpecimen Detail: - Sacred Bronze Salpingai
Description: A set of papyri discovered at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt dating from Roman Ptolomaic times, around the 3rd century BCE. They describe objects from the Temple, among these being hieratiki salpingai chalkai or sacred bronze salpinges. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are currently housed in institutions all over the world. A substantial number are housed in the Sackler Library at Oxford University. There is an online table of contents briefly listing the type of contents of each papyrus or fragment, see below under Current Location. Findspot: Oxyrhynchus, Egypt Current Location: The papyri are scattered around in museums but their sources may be found here: Oxyrhynchus Papyri Similar objects: Temple inventory Soknopaiou Neos
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Roman TubaTuba (long) in Graeco-Roman Games
Find Spot: Villa of Lucius Verus on the Via Cassia near to Rome
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Roman TubaTuba in Graeco-Roman agonistic scene
Find Spot: N/A
Current location: Louvre, Paris, 329
Date of Illustration: Late Antonine
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