The So-called Horn of Saint Blaise

1100–1200 Overall: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.740

This oliphant--a carved elephant tusk in the shape of a hunting horn--was likely carved in an Arab ivory workshop in South Italy or Sicily. It is masterfully shaped, with a series of six carved bands, the outer ring depicting scenes from a hunt. The earliest surviving inventor...

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