Golden horns of Gallehus

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:currentLocation copies at National Museum of Denmark
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Danish_20-krone_coin
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1802
theft and melting
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1639
1734
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Gallehus
gptkbp:influenced Danish national identity
gptkbp:inscription ek Hlewagastiz Holtijaz horna tawido
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Elder_Futhark
gptkbp:length approx. 75 cm each
gptkbp:material gptkb:gold
gptkbp:origin Gallehus, near Møgeltønder, Southern Jutland
gptkbp:period gptkb:Germanic_Iron_Age
gptkbp:significance important runic inscription
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous scholarly articles
poem by Adam Oehlenschläger
gptkbp:type pair of horns
gptkbp:uses gptkb:instrumental
ceremonial
drinking horn
gptkbp:weight approx. 3 kg each
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Runic_script
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Golden horns of Gallehus