carnyx in Iron Age Europe: the Deskford carnyx in its European context
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"barbarians" in triumphal art
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animal-headed bronze horn
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Celtic art styles
Deskford carnyx
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German and Dacian cultural groupings
Greeks and Romans
hoards
Iron Age and Classical art
Iron Age Europe
metalworking technology
musical instruments
sacrificial offerings
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- ISBN 9783795434779
- Weight: 3392g
- Dimensions: 210 x 300mm
- Publication Date: 03 Jul 2019
- Publisher: Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Verlag
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Hardback
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The carnyx, an animal-headed bronze horn, once echoed across Iron Age Europe. Now, after centuries of silence, this book presents a full picture of this dramatic instrument. It considers the rare surviving fragments, with a detailed study of the Deskford carnyx from north-east Scotland, alongside depictions from Iron Age and Classical art.
The carnyx is studied here in the context of musical instruments, metalworking technology, Celtic art styles, hoards and sacrificial offerings, Iron Age connections across Europe, and how the Greeks and Romans used material culture to depict “barbarians” in triumphal art. Research shifts from details of a single carnyx to a European scale in order to obtain a rounded picture of this striking instrument. Often called Celtic, the carnyx was far more than this. This study questions how useful such broad terms are, and shows the instrument’s spread to other cultural groupings – German, Dacian, and as far away as India.
Fraser Hunter did a degree in Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bradford, where he also did his PhD on the topic of the carnyx. He is curator of Iron Age and Roman collections at National Museums Scotland in Edinburgh.
