Hunting horn Horn (oliphant), Two pairs of embossed transverse bands enclose a narrow, smooth section for a metal band for attaching a carrying strap. These bands are adorned with stylized, thrown leaf vines with fruits, this motif is repeated four times at an equal distance between the inner transverse bands in the longitudinal direction of the horn. At the broad end in low relief: a hunting scene, consisting of a man, who holds the mouth of a monster approaching him, assisted by a dog, who bites the animal in the chest. Behind the animal a tree with a lying monster, which turns its head, and whose mouth is held open by a man. Then a lying animal with the head turned upside down and a mouth open, behind it a standing lion and a tree. One man wears a tunic, the other also a cloak waving from the shoulder, most animals have a band around the neck, fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'), 'Mostri' (Ripa), hunting, chase, Maria church, anonymous, Zuid-Italie, c. 1000 - c. 1099, ivory, cutting, l 69 cm × t 12.5 cm × w 3731 gr
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Hunting horn Horn, oliphant, Two pairs, embossed transverse bands enclose, narrow, smooth section, metal band, attaching, carrying strap, bands, adorned, stylized, thrown leaf vines, fruits, motif, repeated four times, equal distance, inner transverse bands, longitudinal direction, horn, broad, low relief, hunting scene, consisting, man, holds, mouth, monster approaching, assisted, dog, bites, animal, chest, tree, lying monster, turns, head, held open, Then, lying animal, head turned upside down, mouth open, standing lion, man wears, tunic, cloak waving, shoulder, animals, band, neck, fabulous animals, sometimes wrongly, grotesques, Mostri, Ripa, hunting, chase, Maria church, Zuid-Italie, c, 1000, 1099, ivory, cutting, l 69
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