Carnyx found in Suffolk field

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/ancient-war-trumpet-discovered-in-suffolk-field-to-go-under-9227236/

what a find

[Erpingham]

"The boar-headed wind instrument, known as a Carnyx, was once used to strike fear into soldiers in bloody battles almost 2,000 years ago. "

It's tiny.  I can't see it striking fear into anyone.  It's quite twee really.

Perhaps its a ritual model of the real thing - we know they used models of shields and weapons.

[Imperial Dave]

it is a little bit smallish.....maybe Iron Age hobbits used it?

[Aetius]

Perhaps they were protowargamers....

John

[Duncan Head]

"Miniature trumpet", says one of the experts quoted - so they seem yto think it's  model, perhaps comparable to all those bronze miniature shields.