Hunting horn

anoniem, c. 1000 - c. 1099

This horn once hung with a similar one (now lost) in the middle of the Mariakerk, Utrecht. Both were given to the Bishop of Utrecht in 1095 but came from the abbey of Saint Hubert (patron saint of hunters) in the Belgian Ardennes. The horn is decorated with hunting scenes; around the wide end are two hunters attacking wild animals.

  • Artwork typewind instrument, oliphant, musical instrument, hunting horn
  • Object numberBK-NM-602
  • Dimensionslength 69 cm x thickness 12.5 cm x weight 3731 gr
  • Physical characteristicsolifantstand