Hunting horn, anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1099 Two pairs of cross -running tires in relief each lock a narrow, smooth section for a metal strap to attach a carrying strap. These tires are decorated with stylized, flared leaf vines with fruits; This motif repeats itself four times at the same distance between the inner cross tires in the longitudinal direction of the horn. At the wide end in low relief: a hunting scene, consisting of a man who loves a monster from him, assumed by a dog that bites the animal in the chest. Behind the animal a tree with a lying monster that turns its head, and whose m
Hunting horn, anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1099 Two pairs of cross -running tires in relief each lock a narrow, smooth section for a metal strap to attach a carrying strap. These tires are decorated with stylized, flared leaf vines with fruits; This motif repeats itself four times at the same distance between the inner cross tires in the longitudinal direction of the horn. At the wide end in low relief: a hunting scene, consisting of a man who loves a monster from him, assumed by a dog that bites the animal in the chest. Behind the animal a tree with a lying monster that turns its head, and whose mouth is kept open by a man. Then a horizontal animal with reversed head and an open mouth; Behind it a standing lion and a tree. One man wears a tunic, the other also one of the shoulder waving cloak, most animals have a band around the neck. Southern Italy ivory cutting Maria Church Two pairs of cross -running tires in relief each lock a narrow, smooth section for a metal strap to attach a carrying strap. These tires are decorated with stylized, flared leaf vines with fruits; This motif repeats itself four times at the same distance between the inner cross tires in the longitudinal direction of the horn. At the wide end in low relief: a hunting scene, consisting of a man who loves a monster from him, assumed by a dog that bites the animal in the chest. Behind the animal a tree with a lying monster that turns its head, and whose mouth is kept open by a man. Then a horizontal animal with reversed head and an open mouth; Behind it a standing lion and a tree. One man wears a tunic, the other also one of the shoulder waving cloak, most animals have a band around the neck. Southern Italy ivory cutting Maria Church
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