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Source Description
Ivory horns, called oliphants, were made to represent the horn of St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters. They were used as hunting, drinking, or military signal horns and also as symbols of the transfer of power or property. Beginning in the 12th century, oliphants were often transformed into reliquaries and preserved in church treasuries. This example is decorated with the mixture of Byzantine, Islamic, and western motifs characteristic of the art of southern Italy at this time.
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Document identity
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25623
label
Horn with Animals in Vine Scrolls
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Source metadata
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25623
sourceUrl
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object
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normalized
title
Horn with Animals in Vine Scrolls
description
Ivory horns, called oliphants, were made to represent the horn of St. Hubert, patron saint of hunters. They were used as hunting, drinking, or military signal horns and also as symbols of the transfer of power or property. Beginning in the 12th century, oliphants were often transformed into reliquaries and preserved in church treasuries. This example is decorated with the mixture of Byzantine, Islamic, and western motifs characteristic of the art of southern Italy at this time.
provenance
Duke of Brunswick [Guelph Treasure]; General in the service of the Duke of Brunswick [date of acquisition unknown], by gift; Widow of the General [date of acquisition unknown], by inheritance [history from the Duke of Brunswick through the widow's sale of the piece is according to the dealer Heilbronner of Berlin]; antiquities dealer in Berlin; Henri Daguerre, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
oliphants
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6
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23
height
56
depth
10.3
dimensionsRaw
9 1/16 x 22 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (23 x 56 x 10.3 cm)
Source extras
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Italian
style
Romanesque
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ivory
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33562
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MED
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1994
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