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The British museum contains a mosaic figure of a Roman girl playing the tibia, which is stated to have been disinterred in the year 1823 on the Via Appia. Here the holmos or mouth-piece, somewhat resembling the reed of our oboe, is distinctly shown. The finger-holes, probably four, are not indicated, although they undoubtedly existed on the instrument.
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- Musical Instruments
Written by Carl Engel
Published in 1875
Available from gutenberg.org - Posted on
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- 362*450
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- musical instrument, Rome
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