The object in context
This glass drinking horn is dated by the museum to the late sixth or early seventh century and stands 20.3 centimetres high, inventory B.005829-001. Acquired in 2010, it has a probable connection to an Anderlecht cemetery, but the account does not establish a secure excavation context. A documented uncertainty is more informative than an invented precise findspot.
Try this when you look
Compare the curved form with a vessel that stands on a flat base. What practical question does the shape raise about holding, drinking and putting it down? Distinguish marks you can observe in glass from conclusions about how it was used. A reconstruction of use remains an interpretation unless supported by evidence.
Before you visit
Use the inventory number when checking current display. Keep the estimated manufacture date separate from the 2010 museum acquisition. The museum’s provenance account is a source to read, not a reason to turn a possible origin into a certainty.
- Whole image — Describe the strongest visible contrast.
- Locate a detail — Follow a colour, gesture or line.
- Compare — Test your observation on a second work.
- Question — Ask what evidence could change your reading.