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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1937.914 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name trumpet, horn, trumpet mouthpiece Description This is the mouthpiece from a Roman musical instrument called a cornu. It was found at Gladwin Road in Colchester – possibly in the 1930s. These large copper-alloy horns were carried by the horn-blower, or cornicen, who would code battle orders into signals which he would then broadcast to the troops. This type of horn is associated with the Roman cavalry, the soldiers mounted on horseback. Production period Roman Material metal Dimensions length: 175.00 mm width: 27.00 mm depth: 28.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1937.914
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

trumpet, horn, trumpet mouthpiece
Description

This is the mouthpiece from a Roman musical instrument called a cornu. It was found at Gladwin Road in Colchester – possibly in the 1930s. These large copper-alloy horns were carried by the horn-blower, or cornicen, who would code battle orders into signals which he would then broadcast to the troops. This type of horn is associated with the Roman cavalry, the soldiers mounted on horseback.
Production period

Roman
Material

metal
Dimensions

Details