Sringa

Sringa (Sans., Beng.), originally a cow horn, now a crescent- or S-shaped metal trumpet of N. India, made of several (2–5) curved brass sections that fit into one another, with bosses at the joints. The bore is conical. The crescent-shaped version has a thin brass rod connecting the extremities in order to give it greater stability—rather like the *cornu. Both a temple and watchman's instr.; 120–180 cm. (4–6 ft.) long. Cf. deren, kombu, ranasringa (173, 179). Sort…