Golden Horns of Gallehus

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:culturalSignificance inspired poetry and art
gptkbp:currentLocation copies at National Museum of Denmark
gptkbp:decoratedWith animal motifs
human figures
runic inscription
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1802
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1639
1734
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Gallehus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Golden Horns of Gallehus
gptkbp:inscription ek hlewagastiR holtijaR horna tawido
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Proto-Norse
gptkbp:length approx. 70 cm (short horn)
approx. 75 cm (long horn)
gptkbp:material gptkb:gold
gptkbp:notableFor early runic inscription
gptkbp:period gptkb:Germanic_Iron_Age
gptkbp:replicasExist yes
gptkbp:significance important for runology
important for Germanic art history
gptkbp:stolenAndMelted 1802
gptkbp:type pair of drinking horns
gptkbp:weight approx. 3 kg (each)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Germanic_art
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6