20-12-2024, 08:49 PM
Considering just the lyre-shaped horns, there is an interesting term in heraldry called a 'massacre'. A pair of horns or antlers connected by a small piece of skull or scalp.
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And in it, the two examples of Buffalo and Bull (2) are lyre-shaped horns. What kind of buffalo has lyre-shapd horns?
In heraldic usage there are some examples, where lyre-shaped horns <or fish> were used in heraldic crests. The horns are only in the crest, and not on the shield. The usage is frequent enough to become a standard pattern.
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There may also be a bull's head in the crest and not on the shield [Cleves/Kleve?]
Another potential source for comparison might be the bull avatar of St. Luke, if that image might have lyre-shaped horns and some interesting provenance.
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And in it, the two examples of Buffalo and Bull (2) are lyre-shaped horns. What kind of buffalo has lyre-shapd horns?
In heraldic usage there are some examples, where lyre-shaped horns <or fish> were used in heraldic crests. The horns are only in the crest, and not on the shield. The usage is frequent enough to become a standard pattern.
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There may also be a bull's head in the crest and not on the shield [Cleves/Kleve?]
Another potential source for comparison might be the bull avatar of St. Luke, if that image might have lyre-shaped horns and some interesting provenance.