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York
Minster
The Horn of Ulph
11th century
Ivory.
The carvings around the mouth show animals and foliage. The horn was
probably made in southern Italy. The silver mounts and chain were
added in 1675. Tradition asserts that in the late 11th century the
horn was given to York Minster by a chieftain named Ulph Thoroldsson
as a token of a gift of land, mostly in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Ulph overheard his sons disputing over their inheritance and decided
to give all his land to the church instead. He filled the horn with
wine, drained it at one draught and placed it on the altar in the
Minster as a symbol of the gift.
Dimensions:
L.710, D.(at mouth) 127mm
(Information
from Lizzie Pridmore, York Minster Library)
Bibliography
:
Bergman, R.P., 1980. The Salerno Ivories: Ars Sacra From Medieval
Amalfi (Harvard), 90
Carucci, A., 1992. Schema di Arte e di Storia (Salerno)
Location : York Minster Treasury
(Photo:
© Dean and Chapter of York Minster)
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