Mystery of ‘unicorn' skull unearthed at King Arthur's castle deepens as new detail emerges
It is thought the extraordinary object was expertly fabricated and buried near Tintagel in Cornwall by a prankster.
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It is impossible to make out the scrawl which appears to be a signature but possibly reads 'Harald'.
The skull is now in a pub near Stonehenge, Wilts, after being left there by Canadian tourist John Goodwin, 46, who found it last Sunday.
It appears a talented craftsman has stuck the tusk in the middle of a donkey or horse's head to make the forgery.
The area where it was found near St Nectan's Glen is known as one of the Duchy's most spiritual sites.
Occultists have been known to go there to make offerings and carry out rituals, suggesting the skull may have been used for a ceremony.
Amazon worker Timothy Painter, 56, from Durrington near Stonehenge, was at the pub when it was brought in.
He said: 'I was amazed, it was real bone, the skull was fusing up to the horn and it had wobbly teeth.
'It would be a hard thing to hoax.
'I was looking at it being sceptical but I couldn't see anything that was fabricated.
'It's mysterious and magical and an anomaly.'
Boffins at the Natural History Museum said they were unable to provide any comment on the item.
A team of zooarchaeologists from Historic England have also been consulted.
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