Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Horn

See also: Horn and Horn, animal’s in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Pair of Buffalo’s Horns (1) §

The curving horn of a bovine.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Siebmacher’s Wappenbuch of 1605. Artist: Johann Siebmacher.

Pair of Buffalo’s Horns (2) §

The curving horn of a bovine.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 341.)

Bull's Horn §

A powerful bovine.

Sometimes blazoned a “steer” or an “ox.” A “buffalo” is similar but has larger horns. A “yak” is hairy.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Ibex's Horn (1) §

The curving horn of the European Alpine Ibex, a mountain goat indigenous to the Alps.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Scheibler Armorial. Artist unknown. (From the arms of von Alenzhai.)

Ibex's Horn (2) §

The curving horn of the European Alpine Ibex, a mountain goat indigenous to the Alps.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber.

Ibex's Horn (3) §

The curving horn of the European Alpine Ibex, a mountain goat indigenous to the Alps.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Wappenbuch der Arlberg-Bruderschaft. Artist: Vigil Raber. Adapted by Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.

Ram's Horn §

The curving horn of a male sheep.

Default posture: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Scheibler Armorial. Artist unknown. (From the arms of die Thorer.)