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• English: Krysings drawing of the smaller of the two golden horns of Gallehus, published as a fold-out in the 1734 treatise on the artefact by J. R. Paulli. See File:Copenhagen - Nationalmuseet - Golden horns of Gallehus.JPG for an uncropped view of the fold-out.

• Dansk: Krysings tegning af det mindste af de to guldhorn fra Gallehus . Hornene er fra ældre jernalder, o. 400 e.Kr.f. Kopier af guldhornene kan ses på Nationalmuseet i København.

German legend:

Abbildung des Goldenen Horns

dieses sehr rare Horn ist gefunden A[nno] 1734 d 21 April bey dem Dorffe Gallehuus in der Graffschafft

Schackenburg ohnweit der Stadt TUNDERN als ein Bauer Leimen [= Lehm] graben wollen fast an demselben Orte

wo eines dergleichen A[nno] 1639 gelegen war. Es bestehet aus einem gedoppeltem Gold Bleche davon das äußerste

von ganz feinem das innen von schlechterem Golde. Es faßet in sich eine Maaß oder eine Kanne und wiget

VII Pfund und XIV Loth

English translation:

"Depiction of the golden horn. This horn was found AD 1734 on 21 April near the village of Gallehus, in Schackenborg county, not far from the town of Tønder as a peasant was digging for loam, at nearly the same place where a similar one was found AD 1639. It is made from a doubled gold sheet, the outer one of very fine, the inner of inferior gold. It holds one measure or one mug and weighs 7 pounds and 14 ounces."

• upload date: june 29, 2004

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