. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 527 uished liini by M. Lartet. It was rudely constructed from a stag- horn, was blown at tlie end like a flageolet, and had three finger holes equidistant. SCANI>INA\'IA. Lnhrs.—The most elaborate, as well as the most beautiful instru- ments of music belonging to prehistoric times, were the bronze ami gold tiumpets or horns of Scan dinavia. They are not toys, but are of large size, quite as large as any horns of modern t
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 527 uished liini by M. Lartet. It was rudely constructed from a stag- horn, was blown at tlie end like a flageolet, and had three finger holes equidistant. SCANI>INA\'IA. Lnhrs.—The most elaborate, as well as the most beautiful instru- ments of music belonging to prehistoric times, were the bronze ami gold tiumpets or horns of Scan dinavia. They are not toys, but are of large size, quite as large as any horns of modern times, being some- times 5 and even \\\) to 8 feet in length, Avith bell mouths 0, 8, and 10 inches in diameter. Xo particular style was adopted, though all specimens agree in the requisites of the horn or trumpet. Some are straight and some curved, after the fashion of the modern hornj others, again, are curved at one, and still others at both ends. The majority of these instruments are of bronze, cast in short sec- tions with joints or shoul- ders, which, being fitted, are riveted together. The straighter ones are in longer sections and, conse- quently, with fewer shoul- ders, while those more curved have proportion- ately shorter sections and more shoulders. The va- riations of form and conse- quent changes in manufac- ture will be apparent on ins})ection of the figures. These horns are called luhrs by the Danes. They are from southern Sweden and Denmark as far south as Sleswick, but not farther. They are found mostly in peat bogs. Whether this was an intentional deposit and for the purpose of their preservation has never been determined. Fig. 168 represents one of these large horns curved at both ends, in. Fig. 168. BRONZE HORN, MOLDED. Length, 8 feet. Maltbeck, Denmark. One ol'twenty-three in Copenhagen Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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