Serpent Pendant Gørding Sterling Silver

On February 2019, near Gørding, Denmark, Jean Stokholm and Doris Birch Mathiesen found a beautiful gold pendant with a coiled snake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foto: Jean Stokholm

 

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Foto: Sydvestjyske Museer

 

This beautiful serpent pendant is small, only 25mm long, and is incredibly decorated with a very small filigree

My replica is almost a 1:1 (27mm)

The pendant was hung on a wire which was fastened with a thong or string. The pendant contains two green glass beads.

Coiled snake pendants are known from the Late Germanic Iron Age and the Viking Age.

Perhaps the pendant depicts a mythical serpent Jörmungandr also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent. Jörmungandr is a sea serpent, the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða.

In Norse mythology, serpents and dragons embody the destructive phase of the creation-destruction cycle. This means that they represent chaos and cataclysm, but also change and renewal.

The original pendant is located at National Museum, Copenhagen

Weight: 9 g

size: 18mm x 27mm

material: Sterling Silver

Due to the handmade nature of the product, the actual piece may be slightly different from the item in the picture. Each piece of jewellery from the Nord Emporium workshop is handmade by myself. You can order personalization as hand-engraving of your personal rune or initials. Engraving is an option for jewellery that has enough space. The surface may be finished with high gloss or satin (matt). If you need any customization, please contact: nord.emproium@gmail.com

The supplier of precious metals to my workshop is Heimerle + Meule, Germany. 100% Recycled Silver

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