NWHSC ยท 251

Trumpet

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Description

Sitting atop this carved ivory trumpet is the figure of a woman offering a suckling baby her right breast. The female figure shows a pointed hat or coiffure and wears armlets and anklets, indicating high rank. There is some damage to the base of the instrument and on the back. The trumpet is now a golden amber colour.

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