pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen The original dates from the

The original dates from the 8th – 9th century AD and was worn by the Vikings

Decorative copper rivets adorn the upper edge

symbolizing the daily cycle of death and rebirth

The original dates back to the 9th century

The original brooches were uncovered in the 1870s by archaeologist Hjalmar Stolpe in the grave Bj 854 in Birka

pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen The original dates from theThis pendant shows the prow of a cult ship, a motif from the Nordic bronze Age, and is based on a find from Denmark, ca. 100 BC. The piece of jewelry is associated with the Jastorf culture, a Celtic Germanic transitional culture from the early Iron Age. Ship motifs from this period are often combined with the symbolism of waterfowl, which were widely venerated within Proto Indo European paganism until the Early Middle Ages; parts of waterfowl have