The horn of Salt Diggers Brotherhood of Wieliczka is a unique Renaissance work of art commemorating the past wealth of Kraków salt mines. It is the only historical object of its kind preserved in Poland – a genuine horn of the aurochs, an ancestor of present-day cattle (the species became extinct in Poland in the 17th century). Framed in silver, it features a number of precisely executed metalwork techniques. Weighing almost 3 kilos, it was created in Kraków in 1534. The figure shown in the horn’s base is a salt miner, depicted as Hercules wearing antique armour. This representation symbolically emphasises the hard work of the Wieliczka salt diggers, excavating the precious mineral for hundreds of years. **For more images and further information, visit:** https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/273 Inventory number: ID no. MŻKW IV/ 150 Location of the physical object: **Digitalisation: Regional Digitalisation Lab, Małopolski Institute of Culture in Kraków, Poland**