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Baltic serpent pendant from the Viking Age in the form of a spiral vortex with snake heads. Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 4.5 x 4 cm.Productdetails...
Baltic serpent pendant of the Viking Age.
Here you can buy a Baltic serpent pendant from the Viking Age that has the shape of a spiral vortex ending in four serpent heads.The serpent pendant is in the shape of a tetrascelion with four snake heads. It was modelled on a Baltic brooch found in a grave in Kernave in the Anduliai Kretinga region of Lithuania and dates to the Viking Age of the 9th to 10th century AD.
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Like the swastika, the spiral vortex symbolizes the sun and therefore prosperity, growth and happiness. The snakes stand for health, life and rebirth. This pendant was therefore intended to give its wearer both protective and promising power.
The four ends of the serpent pendant cross-refer to the four cardinal points, which also refer to the four seasons. The north stands for winter, the east for spring, the south for summer and the west for fall.
The Baltic serpent pendant is made of high-quality bronze and is also available in genuine silver-plated.
A 1 m long black leather strap is included with the pendant.
The diameter is 4 cm. Including eyelet, 4.5 cm.
The design of the Baltic snake pendant is reminiscent of the Roman swastika brooches with horse heads, which were widespread throughout the Roman Empire in late antiquity.
Similar to the Baltic serpent pendant, the Roman swastika brooches have the shape of a tetraskelion with protomes (head decorations) in the form of horse heads.
These horse-head brooches were popular as soldier brooches with the Romans' eastern auxiliary troops and were characteristic of the Roman cavalry units recruited from Pannonia.
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