Ocarina
SKU : mu1
550,00 $USPrix
A terracotta ocarina with black paint and gold accent; 11 finger holes, 2 key-covered holes and mouth tube projecting out from the body with a cracked ivory embouchure; marked C8 on side of mouthpiece; some letters in gold still visible (indication of notes?); oval stamp with H. FIENN OCARINA and double undecipherable stamp with a visible date 1877. Vienna, Austria. The ocarina is a musical wind instrument resembling a small goose without head thus the name derived from Italian meaning little goose. The classical shape as known today was created by Giuseppe Donati in 1853. Length: 18.2 cm

