Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
The horn is dark brown in colouring, possibly due to staining.

Reverse
Carved in the round.

Object Condition
Carving worn.

Comments
An additional note in the British Museum Acquisitions Register, dated 31/10/1973, reads, 'Dr. Margeröy, Haslum, Norway, considers this horn to be probably Icelandic in origin and datable to the 15th century.' This horn was displayed at an exhibition on horn at the Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, 1973 (see bibliography). The middle register bears an inscription, 'Stwet ther bokft'.

Provenance
Collection of Ralph Bernal (b. 1783, d. 1854), 93 Eaton Square, London; sale, Christie's and Manson, London, 5 March 1855, lot 1672; purchased by the British Museum from John Webb, through Christie's, 1855.

Bibliography
The horner's craft (catalogue of) an exhibition illustrating the ceremonial, decorative and domestic uses of horn from medieval to modern times, May 5th to September 29th 1973, exhibition catalogue, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery (1973), no. 4.