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Image cropped for size; from the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art: This shell from the 11th century, which was probably used to hold and pour sacred water during religious ceremonies, depicts the god Vishnu who is known for using a conch shell as a war trumpet. (Bengali or Orissan) Via A London Salmagundi.

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