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British Iron Age Trumpet (Carnyx) up for auction


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An Iron Age war trumpet, the first of its kind found in England, is set to fetch £3,000 at auction next month. The boar-headed wind instrument, known as a Carnyx, was once used to strike fear into soldiers during bloody battles almost 2,000 years ago. Picture: SWNS


 

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Metal detectorist Ivan Bailey, 60, found the object lodged in a lump of clay while scanning a field in Bardwell in 2016.

 

 

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https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/ancient-war-trumpet-discovered-in-suffolk-field-to-go-under-9227236/

 

https://www.eadt.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/rare-celtic-warhorn-to-be-auctioned-8511634

 

Interesting video of how a carnyx might have sounded:

 


 

 

 

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