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Drinking horn

Drinking horn

Handcrafted vessel made from bovine horn, decorated with scored reliefs depicting inscriptions and animal figures (feline, Suidae, Canidae) and anthropomorphic figures. Used by shepherds as part of their personal belongings, this type of container was common in Basque pastoral circles, where it was handmade and decorated.

  • Place depicted: Bizkaia
  • Type of work: Menaje
  • Period: XIX

Gallery

Gallery

Work datasheet

  • Inventory no./Abbreviations: 2010/1452
  • Author: Onofre Díez
  • Date: c. 1870
  • Technique and support: Carved and engraved horn and wood
  • Dimensions: 14 x 7,2 x 5,7 cm
  • Entry date and details: Donated by Miren Josune Aurrecoechea Elosua in 2015