The Antiquities of Orissa v1.c10.446

v1.c10.446

Of trumpets, mention has already been made when treating of musical instruments. It has nowhere been seen used singly as a military call-bell, but as a member and an important one, of military bands it is frequently noticed in Sanskrit writings, and occurs likewise in sculptures. The conch-shell is common, and may be seen in the hands of Viṣṇu and Devi everywhere; a large specimen noticed at Bhuvaneśvara has been figured in Illustration No. 173.