Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1983-0004-0001 | |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Trumpet | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tamil Nadu | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | City: Rameswaram | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Turbinella pyrum | |
| Description | Trumpet made of a single Turbinella pyrum shell with the wider end cropped off; Entire shell has been polished; A symmetrical 8-petaled flower has been incised on the largest surface; Shell trumpet such as this are always shown as being used by Vishnu to exhort his followers in battle and in temple. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.2, Width = 10.6, Length = 17.1 | |