Shell trumpet (dung-dkar)
1850–1900
Object PlaceProbably Tibet
Medium/TechniqueConch shell (Turbinella pyrum), silver, turquoise, cornelian
Dimensions23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineFrederick Brown Fund
Accession number2012.164
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceOctober 16, 2010, sold by Ms. Marshall, England, to Tony Bingham, London; 2011, sold by Bingham to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2012)
A.D. 1425–1520
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
1880s
19th century
19th century
19th century
A.D. 1000–1500
1900–25
19th century