Ivory trumpet

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Ivory trumpet

Description

Oliphant, a curved ivory, side-blown trumpet made from the tusk of an elephant. There is a brass rim fitted to the open end of the trumpet and a round mouth-piece near the narrow closed top. Possibly Italian.

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