The Aulos of Poseidonia

Construction

Reproduction aulos, by Max Fallin, ’25

As can be seen above (Photograph of the Poseidonia Aulos by Stelios Psaurodakes, now housed in a museum in Paestum), the original instrument was made by drilling sections of deer bone. My replica, however, was made of acacia, as access to deer bone is scarce in the modern day, and acacia is a wood that can be found in the Mediterranean. Furthermore, other auloi have been found that were constructed of wood, making this a reasonable choice for material, such as the Louvre aulos, likely found in Egypt and made of wood, rather than bone.