Carnyx - Evidence for the carnyx

The Carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, attested for ca. 300 BC to 200 AD. It is a kind of bronze trumpet, held vertically, the mouth styled in the shape of a boar's head. It was used in warfare, probably to incite troops to battle. Carnyx - Evidence for the carnyx. Carnyx - Depiction in sculpture. The instrument is known from depictions, on coins, and notably from the initiation scene of the Gundestrup cauldron. Carnyx - Literature. Including:

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Carnyx - Depiction in sculpture. The instrument is known from depictions, on coins, and notably from the initiation scene of the Gundestrup cauldron. Carnyx - Literature. The name is known from textual sources, carnyces are reported from the Celtic attack on the Delphi in 279 BC, as well as from Julius Caesar's campaign in Gaul and Claudius' invasion of Britain. Diodorus Siculus said (Histories, 5.30): Their trumpets again are of a peculiar barbarian kind; they blow into them and produce a harsh sound which suits the tumult of war See also:

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