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Early medieval drinking horn
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Derby Museums Trust, Maria Kneafsey, 2020-08-13 17:52:50
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Early medieval drinking horn
Description
English: A complete, copper alloy early medieval (Anglo Saxon) drinking horn terminal. 

The terminal is hollow and circular in plan with an internal attachment bar stretching across the diameter of the opening. The terminal tapers slightly from a thick collar at the opening to a narrower collar at the head - the edges of this section are faceted (6 sides, possibly more). The head of the terminal is zoomorphic and in profile, with a pronounced eye and brow, straight protruding snout and four circular perforations along the mouth, probably indicating teeth. The eye is recessed, with a central raised ring for the pupil and a wider surrounding groove, possibly originally holding enamel.

Cf. Lismore drinking horn mount, British Museum (<a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1853-1013-3">1853,1013.3</a>). For discussion of the type (B. M. Ager): <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/538362">LANCUM-E89D32</a>. Similar examples on the database: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/869663">LON-0B6BB8</a>, and <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/495061">WILT-9FFDA7</a>.

Ref: Youngs, S. 1989. The Work of Angels, Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork 6-9th century. London: British Museum Publications 62, no. 53.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 900 and 1100
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 1009089
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1112133
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1112133/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1009089
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 13 November 2020)
Object location52° 33′ 01.44″ N, 0° 54′ 48.56″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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