Female musician playing the portative organ while leaning on a lion

Summary

: Female musician playing the portative organ while leaning on a lion

: London, England, United Kingdom
Location type : Museum

: Paris, Île-de-France, France

: 14

: 1320 -1330

: Sculpture

: Ivory

: Gothic Ivories

: Courting couples ; female musician playing a portable organ supported by a lion ; trees


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http://www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk/images/ivory/93e6ba1b_8c44eb3f.html


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Performer(s)
  • Performer information
    Type: musician

    Genre: female

    Instrument information
    Instrument : organ - (Hornbostel-Sachs system: 412.1-8 )




Number of performers: 1

Function of the sound: appeasement, entertainment

Reference to music theory and musical perfection: harmony

Context of the sound: aristocratic music, courtly music