The Prince and the Plunder

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Horn goblet said to belong to Tewodros

Published / by Andrew Heavens / Leave a Comment

What: Horn goblet, said to have belonged to Emperor Tewodros, taken during the storming of Magdala

Where: The National Museums of Scotland

Sources:

The museums’ online catalogue entry has two photographs and describes a “goblet of horn with fillet at lip and foot”.

National Museums of Scotland spreadsheet
Accession number: A.1893.209
Description: Goblet of horn with fillet at lip and foot: Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, said to have belonged to King Theodore, obtained at the Storming of Magdala, 1868
Acquisition source: Mackenzie, William Sir K. C.B., C.S.I., 1811 – 1893

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