Horn with Animals in Vine Scrolls
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 tr...
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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.
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