Horns of honour : and other studies in the by-ways of archaeology (1900)
Elworthy, Frederick Thomas, 1830-1907 · London : J. Murray · leaf 156
human, long flowing locks of hairon either side of the head, a beard, and a pair ofbullocks horns projecting right and left of the forehead.It is cut from a solid block of wood ; the lower jaw ismovable by the wearer. The Ooser, here represented,belongs to Mr. Cave, of Holt Farm, Melbury… … 140 HORNS OF THE DEVIL of a long line of similar masks, which time and decay-have eaten up. It was probably worn at the villagerevel, and may even have been used at some ofthe miracle plays, that certainly lasted down toElizabethan times, after the Reformation had beencompletely established. Hobby…
Horns (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Devil · Hand (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) · Terra-cotta sculpture, Italian
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