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DRINKING HORN
Unique ID: DENO-55E157
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, copper alloy early medieval (Anglo Saxon) drinking horn terminal.
The terminal is hollow and circular in plan with an internal attachment bar stretching across the diameter of the opening. The terminal tapers slightly from a thick collar at the opening to a narrower collar at the head - the edges of this section are faceted (6 sides, possibly more). The head of the terminal is zoomorphic and in profile, with a pronounced eye and brow, straight protruding snout and four circular perforations along the mouth, probably indicating teeth. The eye is recessed, with a central raised ring for the pupil and a wider surrounding groove, possibly originally holding enamel.
Cf. Lismore drinking horn mount, British Museum (1853,1013.3). For discussion of the type (B. M. Ager): LANCUM-E89D32. Similar examples on the database: LON-0B6BB8, and WILT-9FFDA7.
Ref: Youngs, S. 1989. The Work of Angels, Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork 6-9th century. London: British Museum Publications 62, no. 53.
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Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 72 mm
Width: 17 mm
Weight: 27 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Harborough (District)
Parish or ward: Stonton Wyville (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7395
Four figure Latitude: 52.54796421
Four figure longitude: -0.9248961
1:25K map: SP7395
1:10K map: SP79NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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