[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Musical instrument # Musical instrument A semi-circular ocarina with cylindrical central mouthpiece, crimped round outer edge, a fingerhole near each of the points of the semcircle and containing a small fragment of terracotta for use as a rattle. Traces of lichen on the outside of the object suggest its origin as a surface find. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 299 BCE – 199 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1347](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1347) · Pramāṇa