. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 531 country and gave rise to mncli speculation as to tbeir possible origin and use. The discovery of these complete horns identified the objects and solved the doubts. Another bronze liorn in the museum of Copenhagen, 5 feet in length, was discovered in a peat bog at Wedellsborg, Island of Fuueu, in the year 1809. It had a chain Fig. 170. I5RO.\/.E HORN. t'ECOiND A<iH OF HKONZH:. Length, 3 feet 4 inches. In Ar
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. PREHISTORIC ART. 531 country and gave rise to mncli speculation as to tbeir possible origin and use. The discovery of these complete horns identified the objects and solved the doubts. Another bronze liorn in the museum of Copenhagen, 5 feet in length, was discovered in a peat bog at Wedellsborg, Island of Fuueu, in the year 1809. It had a chain Fig. 170. I5RO.\/.E HORN. t'ECOiND A<iH OF HKONZH:. Length, 3 feet 4 inches. In Arch.*vologic Museum of Lund, Scania, Sweden, Fragments of a bronze horn have been found in a bog near Lumme- lov, of Falster. There are now twenty-three bronze horns in the museum in Copenhagen. Fig. 170 represents a war (?) trumpet of bronze, cast in sections, fitted and riveted as before described. It is said to belong to the sec- ond age of bronze. It was found S feet beneath the surface in a peat bog near the city of Lund, Scania, Sweden, and is in the Archieolog- ical Museum of the university of that city (No. 4372). Its length is 40 inches. It was in perfect order and is yet capable of giving its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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