PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoDrinking horn shaped like a dragon, made of tortoise shell, Germany, 1560/1570 ADlemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down10
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageDrinking horn shaped like a dragon, made of tortoise shell, Germany, 1560/1570 ADlemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareÞlubbaÐubbalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt looks like it had its horns shaved off hellboy style
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIt seems almost deliberate. I always wonder about the stories behind details like that!
minus-squareÞlubbaÐubbalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoIf I had to guess I’d say it might date back to some practice involving rams or elk or horned cattle since ðat’s what dragon and devil horns are based on
It looks like it had its horns shaved off hellboy style
It seems almost deliberate. I always wonder about the stories behind details like that!
If I had to guess I’d say it might date back to some practice involving rams or elk or horned cattle since ðat’s what dragon and devil horns are based on