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Natural Trumpet from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, made by Georg Friedrich Steinmetz
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Natural Trumpet from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, made by Georg Friedrich Steinmetz

Georg Friedrich Steinmetz · 1700 - 1735 · brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Trumpet with slowly tapering tube. At the bottom of the tube a flared bell is placed. The bell is decorated with plant motifs and with an inscription (maker). At the top a wider tube is placed over the end of the trumpet. This short tube has a spherical shape in the middle. The short tube is decorated with diagonal stripes and plant motifs.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineNatural Trumpet from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, made by Georg Friedrich Steinmetz. 1700 - 1735. Georg Friedrich Steinmetz. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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