[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 Whistle in the shape of a seated bird with flat base, serrated crest and tail and a hole in the head and neck. The whistle produces a mellow, dove-like note described as "approximating to G above middle C". - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 299 BCE – 199 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1348](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1880-1348) · Pramāṇa