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Transverse Flute

Transverse flute of boxwood in four joints, with ivory ferrules and four silver keys.

  • Maker:
    Potter [Family]
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
  • Culture:
  • Period:
  • Materials:Boxwood;Plant;Ivory;Tooth;Animal;Silver;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:POTTER LONDON [on head and foot] POTTER [on other joints]
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:
  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 615 mm Max Diam [head] = 26 mm