Unicorn is painted in Vieux Herend (VHNM) Black Fish scale design. This fishnet or fish scale pattern is a typical motif of Herend. It can be ordered in 14 different VH (fishnet/fish scale) colors. Historical description: The unicorn is a legendary animal that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a large, pointed, spiralling horn projecting from its forehead. The unicorn was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers. In the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sicknesses.
