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Archaeological Museum of Venafro verified

Venafro, Molise, Italy open Visit museumarrow_right_alt

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Funerary Monument
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Togati characters
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Apollo
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Venus Landolina
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Sarcophagus
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Augusteo Edict of Venafro
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Pan flute
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The king
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the Bishop
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To be decorated
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To the queen
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Tower
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The pedestrian
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The horse
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Early medieval chess
Funerary Monument
Togati characters
Apollo
Venus Landolina
Sarcophagus
Augusteo Edict of Venafro
Pan flute
The king
the Bishop
To be decorated
To the queen
Tower
The pedestrian
The horse
Early medieval chess

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Description

The syrinx, or pipe flute, is a wind musical instrument, in which the sound is produced by the vibration of the air blown transversely inside the upper openings of the pipes. The marble specimen exhibited on the first floor of the museum was found in Venafro (IS), in via Carmine; in all probability it was associated with a statue that adorned the garden of some rich Roman domus. This particular type of syringe was made up of several marsh reeds of different lengths tied or glued together and its invention was attributed, in the Greek world, to the god Pan. According to the myth, in fact, Pan, god of the woods and pastures, with a human appearance but with goat legs and horns, fell in love with the young nymph Siringa, a follower of Artemis. Eager to escape the pursuit of the god Pan, Syringe asked the Naiadi nymphs for help who transformed her into a bundle of marsh reeds. The god Pan used the reeds to build a new musical instrument, to which he gave the name of his beloved nymph.

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