Eduardo Laia Martins

Antique European Treasures

Beautiful horns of plenty captured in a bronze frame. The frame is beautifully worked.

The Cornucopia (Latin: cornu meaning horn and copia meaning supply) is called in Dutch the Horn of Plenty. This legendary object, which (as the name suggests) bestowed abundance, originates from Greek mythology.

According to the myth, the Cornucopia is the horn of the goat Amalthea, which nursed Zeus on Crete. As thanks, Zeus placed her in the sky as a constellation, and her horn granted its holder everything he or she desired.

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Mooie hoornen des overvloeds gevat in bronzen montuur. Montuur is prachtig uitgewerkt. 

De Cornucopia (Latijn: cornu (hoorn) en copia (voorraad)) heet in het Nederlands de Hoorn des overvloeds. Dit legendarische voorwerp, dat (zoals de naam suggereert) overvloed schonk, stamt oorspronkelijk uit de Griekse mythologie 
Volgens de mythe is de Cornucopia de hoorn van de geit Amalthea, die Zeus zoogde op Kreta. Als dank zette Zeus haar aan de hemel als een sterrenbeeld en haar hoorn schonk de houder ervan alles wat hij of zij begeerde. 
Kavel wordt met zorg verpakt en aangetekend verzonden. 
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Bronze, Horn - Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes  - Height: 41 cm

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Horn of plenty in a bronze mount dating to 1850–1900, made of bronze and horn, with dimensions 41 cm high, 29 cm wide and 12 cm deep, in good condition with minor signs of age and spots.

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Horn of plenty in a bronze mount dating to 1850–1900, made of bronze and horn, with dimensions 41 cm high, 29 cm wide and 12 cm deep, in good condition with minor signs of age and spots.

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