Type of brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell

concept

Three men playing wind and string instruments. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.

A winged apsaras blowing the horn. Watercolour drawing, ca. 1880 (?).

A man blowing a horn. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, ca. 1859, after P.P. Rubens.

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Horn (Musical instrument)

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Three men playing wind and string instruments. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.

A man blowing a horn. Crayon-manner print by A. Leroy, ca. 1859, after P.P. Rubens.

A winged apsaras blowing the horn. Watercolour drawing, ca. 1880 (?).