Phorbeia

Phorbeia (Gk.), leather band worn by aulos players across the mouth and the cheeks, tied at the back of the head, with a slit for introducing the reeds into the mouth. Called capistrum by the Romans. The phorbeia is first depicted on a proto-Corinthian vase of the 7th c. B.C. Also called peristomion. Cf. tarompet. See also: aulos (21, 170). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Behn, Friedrich. Musikleben im Altertum und fühen Mittelalter. Stuttgart, 1954. Sachs, Curt. The History…