The anvil holds a special place in the forge. It is the place where we as smiths form steel. You have the main body, with a tail and a horn.There are two holes through the anvil, one square, one round. The square hole holds spike like fixtures for different operations in bladesmithing. The round holes are used for hole punching. Traditionally the horn should face North and the striker should face East. This anvil is an old anvil and has a forge welded hard plate on the top. Under the anvil (something you cannot see) there is a void which is filled with molten lead to dampen the ring of the anvil.