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Northern Scandinavian girl in traditional costume, lisening to the sound of the sea in a conch shell. Possibly a young member of the Sami People. circa 1910s
Bouquet of flowers in a stone niche, 1618, by Ambrosius BossAmbrosius Bosschaert the Elder (1573-1621). Dutch painter. Bouquet of flowers in a stone niche, 1618. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Gunbai and Horagai - JapanTwo Horagai, traditional Japanese conch shell trumpets flanked by three gunbai (gunbai-uchiwa) once held by military leaders (such as daimyo) and priests in the past
Fighting conch, Strombus pugilis (Sloanes strombus, Strombus sloanii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological
Widest pacific conch, Sinustrombus latissimus (Wing strombus, Strombus latissimus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
Chiragra spider conch, scallop, whelk, sea snail, etcVarious mollusc shells: Chiragra spider conch, Harpago chiragra 1, scallops, Pecten species 2-5, whelk, Buccinum undatum 6, Lagena species 7, sea snail, Rapa rapa 8, de ajuinschil shell 9
Shells and seaweed on the shoreSea snail, Haustellum haustellum 1, black and white cone, Conus ebraeus 2, Episcopal miter, Mitra mitra 3, dog conch, Laevistrombus canarium 4, limpet, Patella scutellaris 5, and rosy razor clam
Natives in an outrigger canoe, Dory harbourNatives in an outrigger canoe blowing on a conch shell in Dory harbour, Papua New Guinea. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient
Indian musicians with musical instruments. Man playing bell and conch shell, sankh and ghanta, bansi flutist, surmandal player, dholak drummer, kartal cymbalist, dhak drummer, and jagajhampa drummer
Mythological scene on a greetings card, with cherubs, water nymphs and sea creatures. With an ornate white and gold border and embossed paper flaps. Date: circa 1890s
Curtis British Entomology Plate 491Lepidoptera: Cochylis rupicola = Cochylidia rupicola (Chalk-cliff Tortrix, Conch) [Plant: Daucus carota (Wild Carrot)] Date: 1824-39
Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conchA pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
POSEIDON RULES THE WAVESPoseidon / Neptune tames the waves, and orders Triton to blow his conch-shell
Fantasy Animals - NeptuneHippocampi, beasts who were half horse, half fish, draw Neptunes chariot across the sea. Date: circa 1860
Strombus gigas, queen conchPlate 2. Watercolour by Jean Charles Chenu from his Illustrations Conchyliologiques, part 17 (1843)
San Sebastian, Basque Region, Spain - Paseo de la Concha. Date: 1904
Italy. Rome. Moor FountainItaly. Rome. The Moor Fountain by Giacomo della Porta. 1576. Navona Square. Detail
Spider conch shell, Lambis lambis.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812
Denticulated fusee shell, Tibia fusus conch shell.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Type of French Fisherwoman from Northern France, with some impressive conch shells in her basket. Date: circa 1905
Strombus luhuanus, red-mouthed strombWatercolour 392 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gung-e-ra-nere, from the Watling Collection
Tibia insulae-chorab, Arabian tibiaApair of Arabian tibia shells (Tibia insulae-chorab), This amazing, pointed gastropod can be found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal regions upto 50 metres deep
Lambis lambis, common spider conchA pair of common spider conch (Lambis lambis). This heavilly ornamented gastropod, has large shell projections, it originates from the Western Indo-Pacific
Lambris chiragra, spider conchWatercolour of a spider conch by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Strombus tricornis, lightfootShell specimen with Martin Listers engraving from his Historiae Sive Synopsis Methodicae Conchyliorum, 1685-1692, plate 873
Gustavus Brander (1720-1787)Trustee of the British Museum and Director of the Bank of England. Here depicted holding the type specimen of Strombus amplus
Strombus pugilis, West Indian fighting conchPlate 854 by Martin Lister from his Historia Conchylorium, 1685-1692
Constanta - Romania - Administrative Palace shown in the decorative setting of a large conch shell Date: 1907
Conch Shell TalismanCONCH SHELL TALISMAN favoured by Buddhists who believe it confers many benefits on the wearer