This SAXON ATONEMENT pendant is an authentic, traditional amulet. It has been customarily hand made in my rural workshop in Shropshire, England. It is hand cast in pewter then given a vintage-look oxide patina, before being finished with a light hand polish and a protective coating of clear lacquer. Accented with a copper jump ring and a bronze-tone metal bead, it comes on a 24″ (60cm) long, black, round leather cord with a pewter T-bar & ring clasp; this is a generous overall pendant length, but is easily shortened to as little as a choker with its unique, vintage-style adjustable toggle fastener.
Pewter, my preferred metal, was introduced into Britain by the Romans, but is more especially associated with the Medieval, Tudor and through to Victorian times. It was used by the wealthy for domestic items such as candle sticks, plates, spoons and drinking vessels, etc, but also for decorative pieces such as jewellery, accessories and fittings. In earlier times pewter was an alloy of tin and lead, however, lead has now been replaced by small amounts of the safe bismuth and copper. The pewter that I use for Lychgate Charms is modern English pewter; a high quality, lead-free, 92% tin alloy.
SAXON ATONEMENT
£18.95
LP14. SAXON ATONEMENT
Discovered when excavating a rare, pagan style Anglo-Saxon ‘bed burial’ from the 7th century CE in Trumpington, Cambridge, this is a cast pewter replica of the incredible, elaborate pectoral cross being worn by the young woman interred, representing a scarce example of the transition from paganism to Christianity; King Rædwald of East Anglia, at the time, had an alter to Christ added to his shrine, along with those of his his old pagan gods for divine appeasement. The original cross, also 35mm wide, was hand crafted in solid gold and inlaid with tiny, cut garnets – our pewter version has a semi-precious carnelian agate cabochon at its centre. No doubt, the privileged young lady found wearing this felt reassuringly protected for both this life and the next.
Specifications:
Pewter (92% tin/lead free) pendant, 1.25″ (30mm) long by 1.25″ (30mm) wide.
Weight: 28g net.
Suspended by a coppered metal jump ring on a 24″ (60cm) long, black, round leather cord with bronzed metal slider bead. Fastened by a pewter T-bar & ring clasp. Can be adjusted shorter with its pewter toggle fastener.
Comes with an attached descriptive kraft hang tag, packaged in a 4″ sq poly bag, closed with a round Lychgate sticker.
Availability: 6 in stock
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