Musical instruments that did not survive into modernity

Yazh This ancient musical instrument is no longer played in modern times. This harp-like yazh was once a popular musical instrument in ancient India. These elaborate boat shape harps were used to produce ancient Tamil music

Mouthed Pot The mouthed pot, also an ancient Indian instrument to produce Tamil music. Generally there would be seven mouths on the pot through which the player would either blow or play the pot with his hands

Sambuca The sambuca was an ancient stringed instrument of Asiatic origin. The term sambuca is also applied to a number of other instruments. The original sambuca is generally supposed to have been a small triangular ancient Greek harp of shrill tone

Greek Lyre The lyre has its origins in ancient history, used in several ancient cultures surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel-Sachs as a member of the lute-family of instruments

Biblical Nevel Harp The stringed nevel, also known as nebel was a prominent string instrument mentioned in the Bible. The instrument was prominent within the Hebrew culture and in ancient Greece where it was known as nabla or Phonecician harp

Lituus Another instrument linked to anicent Rome is the lituus, a crooked wand-like instrument resembling the shaoe of the top part of European crosiers. In ancient rome, the lituus was used as a cult instrument during rituals to mark out ritual spaces in the skies (templum). When birds passed through the templum, it was indicative of whether the Gods were in favour of something or not

Mayan Trumpets Old masters of Mayan music culture have perished just like the entire Mayan civilization, images of the instruments they played remain to grace murals across their ancient cities in what is nowadays Mexico. The Mayan trumpets are no longer found although trumpets of modern designs are played across the globe
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