© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Omeka ID 3048
Culip IV
Roman world

signal horn

MAC CASC 19242

Object type
signal horn
Production date
78 / 82
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Culip IV
Materials
Charonia lampas
Township
Cadaqués (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
-
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
170 x 95 x 75 mm
Description
This sea snail (Charonia lampas) has its end trimmed so that it can be blown and sound like a signal horn. Lead marks can be seen indicating that it had a strap attached so that it could be hung from it.