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Detailed Replica of an original Merovingian swastika disc pendant from the early Middle ages. silver plated or 925 silver. Ø 4.8 cm.Productdetails...
Alemannic swastika disc with snake motif.
This early medieval pendant with a depiction of a snake in the form of a swastika is modelled on an Alemannic decorative disc from the Merovingian period.Ornamental discs with snake depictions were widespread among the Alemanni during the Early Middle Ages from 500 to 700, and in the Merovingian period they were an integral part of the women's costume of the Alemanni.
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The disc is made of bronze or silver-plated and has a central part of contrasting material.
Alternatively, also available in 925 sterling silver (Please note the delivery time).
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Diameter of the Alemannic disc pendant: 4.8 cm.
A black leather cord in 1 m length for the Alemannic ornamental disc is included.
The serpent has played an important role in mythology and the performing arts in the Germanic world since the Bronze Age and was close to ancient fertility rites, representing the return of life in spring and its death in winter.
The serpent may also have had a special position in the cult of the dead, as indicated by the Germanic serpent Nidhöggr on the World Tree and the world-embracing Midgard Serpent. The serpent is part of the mythological canon of many peoples. It appeared not only in Germanic mythology, but also in Siberian shamanism and the beliefs of Indo-European peoples.
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