carnyxes

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  9. lip-vibrated aerophones
  10. [lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore]
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  12. carnyxes
Scope note
Bronze aerophones of the Celts dating from early second century BCE shaped like long trumpets and held vertically, with a bell styled in the form of an animal head: often a boar's head or a dragon.
carnyxes
Accepted term: 13-Jan-2025