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Mediterranean & Iberian Folk · c. 1500 – today

Cornicello & horn amulets

What it is
The twisted red horn of Naples, once antler or goat horn and now coral or red plastic, pierces and deflects the evil eye. It is a direct descendant of the Roman phallus and the crescent.
Making yours
3–8 cm curved, tapering and twisted horn in red coral, horn or silver. Hand-carved, with a small cap and loop.
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Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Madrid (Spain), 1800-1899Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Madrid (Spain), 1800-1899Madrid · 1800-1899Thorn amulet set in a silver mount, Naples (Italy), 1890-1910Thorn amulet set in a silver mount, Naples (Italy), 1890-1910Naples · 1890-1910Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Seville (Spain), 1800-1899Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Seville (Spain), 1800-1899Seville · 1800-1899Horn amuletHorn amuletAMULET - Ida Bons, Jack Horn, Han Koning, Tom van BeekAMULET - Ida Bons, Jack Horn, Han Koning, Tom van BeekNetherlandsAmuletthornAmuletthornCameroonHorn, malumgu amulet from Democratic Republic of the CongoHorn, malumgu amulet from Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoHorn amulet from Sierra LeoneHorn amulet from Sierra LeoneSierra Leoneamulet, jewellery, horn, jewellery, ornaments, amuletamulet, jewellery, horn, jewellery, ornaments, amuletSwedenAmulett aus AntilopenhornAmulett aus AntilopenhornGermanyAmuletthornAmuletthornRepublic of Cameroon (Herstellung)magi och kult, magiska medel, amulettmagi och kult, magiska medel, amulettSwedenAmulet of cow-headed goddess with feathers atop disk and hornsAmulet of cow-headed goddess with feathers atop disk and horns525–30 BC Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic PeriodM0016772: Spanish Amulets: hornsM0016772: Spanish Amulets: hornsStag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Madrid (Spain), 1800-1899Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Madrid (Spain), 1800-1899Madrid · 1800-1899Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Seville (Spain), 1800-1899Stag's horn amulet mounted in silver, Seville (Spain), 1800-1899Seville · 1800-1899Horn, dyrehorn amuletHorn, dyrehorn amuletAmulett av missbildat hornAmulett av missbildat hornSwedenmagi och kult, magiska medel, amulettmagi och kult, magiska medel, amulettSwedenAlgerian Amuletic Shirt in the Horniman MuseumAlgerian Amuletic Shirt in the Horniman MuseumHorn amuletHorn amuletmagi och kult, magiska medel, amulettmagi och kult, magiska medel, amulettSwedenModell, horn amuletModell, horn amulet

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Anything in the gallery can be made: any piece, any tradition, in its own material or yours, by hand from the documented original. Numbered. Price on commission, quoted before anything is made. I reply within one business day.