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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4831880, member: 98035"]Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER], the most logical explanation for the shape is that it is a conch shell, special in the Hindu religion because it is said to make the OM sound when the tip is removed and blown into like a trumpet.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is the regular conch shell which opens to the left when held with the spout pointing upward, but a very rare mutation can sometimes make the shell spiral in the opposite direction - these are considered more holy, and were among the most expensive treasures a king could aspire to own in medieval times.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168587[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A stylized Lakshmi conch also appeared on the coins of Travancore in the early 1900s:</p><p>(Flipped upside down)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168592[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This interestingly contrasts with the much more common "Malwa" type that shows the spiral in the opposite direction; perhaps an ordinary conch?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1168593[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4831880, member: 98035"]Thanks! [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER], the most logical explanation for the shape is that it is a conch shell, special in the Hindu religion because it is said to make the OM sound when the tip is removed and blown into like a trumpet. There is the regular conch shell which opens to the left when held with the spout pointing upward, but a very rare mutation can sometimes make the shell spiral in the opposite direction - these are considered more holy, and were among the most expensive treasures a king could aspire to own in medieval times. [ATTACH=full]1168587[/ATTACH] A stylized Lakshmi conch also appeared on the coins of Travancore in the early 1900s: (Flipped upside down) [ATTACH=full]1168592[/ATTACH] This interestingly contrasts with the much more common "Malwa" type that shows the spiral in the opposite direction; perhaps an ordinary conch? [ATTACH=full]1168593[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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