WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
The found trumpets made of bronze or copper with gold overlay that has a bell decorated with incised figures of the king and of three gods, all standing under the hieroglyphic sign for heaven Ra Harakyht (falcon-headed), Amen Ra and Ptah (mummified within a shrine and holding three sceptres).
WHAT IS IT MADE OUT OF?
The trumpet was made of bronze or copper with a gold overlay.
WHAT WAS IT USED FOR?
The trumpets are commonly known to have been used for military purposes. Several scenes in tombs and temples illustrate the trumpet in use and in most instances it is associated with military activities - processions of soldiers, battle scenes, and so forth.
WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?
The military trumpet represents the example of a form of the instruments preserved from ancient Egypt and also symbolise Egypts power and form of militarial action that took place between the seize of power of Tutankhamun.