Female figurine of a double-pipe player
Datelate 5th-early 4th c. BCE
Periodmid-Classical
Object GeographyCyprus
Geography NotesSaid to have been "found at" Kouklia, "the ancient" Palaepaphos, Cyprus
MediumTerracotta (moldmade and handmade)
DimensionsHEIGHT: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2073
This musician holds and plays a double-reed pipe, an aulos, which is strapped to the face. An aulos player made a continuous sound similar to that made with a bagpipe, but without the bag. The thick arms holding the instrument contrast with the figure’s delicately molded face.
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600-540 BC
600-540 BC
2nd Century BC
