. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 546 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. fig. 186. It is 24^ inches long, 1^ inches in diameter, with four circles of spikes, four spikes in each circle. Sir W. II. Wilde' is of the opinion that this instrument served as the handle of a battle-ax or commander's baton or staff. But Sir John Evans^ is of a different opinion. Both he and Mr. Ousley class it as an instru- ment of music. A similar instru- ment, also of bronze, 24 inches in length, f
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 546 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. fig. 186. It is 24^ inches long, 1^ inches in diameter, with four circles of spikes, four spikes in each circle. Sir W. II. Wilde' is of the opinion that this instrument served as the handle of a battle-ax or commander's baton or staff. But Sir John Evans^ is of a different opinion. Both he and Mr. Ousley class it as an instru- ment of music. A similar instru- ment, also of bronze, 24 inches in length, found associated with other bronze truraiiets at Dunmauway, County Cork, is in the British Museum.' Among the horns belonging to the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin, is one of willow wood, 6 feet 4 inches long, 3i inches in diameter at the large end and tapering straight to the small end, where it is supposed a mouthpiece was fixed, which is, as usual, gone. The piece of wood, originally solid, was split, hollowed out through the center from end to end, replaced and bound together with a strip of brass or bronze. Fig. 188. DETAIL OF ORNATUENTED BOSS ON BELL MOUTH OF FIG. 187. Diameter, 7^ Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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