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Sir John Evans's Collections of Artefacts

 

Late Anglo-Saxon Drinking-Horn Terminal

Country of Origin: Ireland

Description: Copper alloy drinking-horn terminal, zoomorphic in form, is decorated with enamel and glass.

Dimensions: 6.6cm length x 2.6cm height

Object Period: Late Anglo-Saxon

Provenance: Ireland

Museum Accession No.: AN1927.123

Aquisition History: Presented to the Ashmolean by Sir Arthur Evans in 1927.

Other Information: No further provenance is known.