Figure 5b: fragment of an aulos with inscription (Achradatos) for Artemis (National Archaeological Museum, Athens, no. A15342. Photo by E. Galanopoulos. © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports).

Musical instruments in ancient Greece: votive or ritual equipment (or both)?

Eleonora Colangelo is a PhD candidate in Ancient History and Classical Philology at the ANHIMA Centre (Anthropology and History of Ancient Worlds) in Paris and at the University of Pisa. Her research focuses on ancient Greek religion and aesthetics and she is working on a doctoral project exploring the evolution of Eros in ancient cosmetics/aesthetics.…