Serpon En Metallo
Object type: Serpon En Metallo
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian
Artist: Leopoldo Franciolini
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1844–1920 Florence
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 19th century
Medium: metal (lead-tin alloy?)
Dimensions: Height (From head to U-bend): 22 1/16 in. (56. cm)
Diameter (Of bell at gargoyle mouth opening): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-horn
Geography:  Florence   Italy  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889
Tags: Lions