Sutton Hoo Drinking Horn : Saxon Drinking Horn Drinking Horns Anglo Saxon British Museum / Two silver gilt drinking horns from sutton hoo.
Sutton Hoo Drinking Horn : Saxon Drinking Horn Drinking Horns Anglo Saxon British Museum / Two silver gilt drinking horns from sutton hoo. . 8th century irish law tracts tell us that such large horns from wild cattle (aurochs) had to be imported into britain and ireland. Edith continued to live there, and she grew increasingly curious about the barrows on her property. Each of these drinking horns could hold around two litres of liquid, possibly mead or ale, for passing around at social gatherings. Sign in to check out check out as guest. Angela care evans is a member of the deparment of medieval and later antiquities at the british museum and editor of volume iii of the museum's definitive publication on the sutton hoo ship burial. The burial, one of the richest germanic burials found in europe, contained a ship fully equipped for the afterlife (but with no body). The clips with the face design are all from sutton hoo. The sutton hoo is the perfect choice for an
