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What does a drinking horn symbolize?
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What a drinking horn represents is largely a matter of personal interpretation. In Greek mythology, the drinking horn is a symbol of the God Dionysus. Others associate the vessels with the Vikings or believe it to represent wealth and abundance. Shop a collection of drinking horns on 1stDibs.
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Antique carved drinking horn from the 19th century
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique carved drinking horn, from the 19th century, with engraved snake and eagle, good orginal
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Horn
Pair of Arts & Crafts Drinking Horns, Late 19th Century
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Pair of Arts & Crafts drinking horns, late 19th century.
Decorative horns with riveted copper
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English More Folk Art
Materials
Horn
$374 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Austrian Silver Gilt, Enamel & Rock Crystal Drinking Horn, c.1880
By Hermann Ratzersdorfer
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
drinking horn, by Hermann Ratzersdorfer, Vienna, circa 1880s. The drinking horn is made of rock crystal is
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Antique 20th Century Pair Of Silver Plated Monumental Drinking Horns c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An early-20th Century pair of large silver-plated drinking horns. The silver-plated covers are
Category
20th Century German Other Barware
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Drinking Horn with Copper Embellishments
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office shelf with this antique Horn; crated in France circa 1850, the piece is made
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Mounted Objects
Materials
Copper
Castilian Ornamental Porcelain & Brass Elephant Horn Drinking Hunt Vase 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
Ornamental hunt theme drinking horn / centerpiece trophy / cornucopia epergne / flower vase
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Garniture
Materials
Brass
$460 Sale Price
20% Off