Shell trumpet for devotional use

Made:
1801-1900 in Nepal
Conch shell trumpet for devotional use, metal Nepalese

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Conch shell trumpet for devotional use, metal Nepalese
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Conch shell trumpet for devotional use, metal Nepalese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A102775
Materials:
incomplete, brass, copper, gold and conches
Measurements:
overall: 455 mm x 340 mm x 90 mm,
plaque: 12 mm,
top tube: 47 mm,
shell: 87 mm
type:
marine shell trumpet
credit:
Sotheby's