{"product_id":"schlangenkreuz-alemannischer-schmuck-aus-messing-fr-hmittelalter","title":"Snake cross - Alemannic brass jewelry, Early Middle Ages","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e Germanic-Alemannic jewelry pendant with a snake depiction in the form of a suggested swastika.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Such jewelry was widespread during the Early Middle Ages from 500 to 700 AD and was also considered an integral part of Alemannic women's costumes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e It is a rotating cross that represents the four wind directions, the four elements, and the four seasons.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Similar motifs with animal ornaments were later found in the Borre style.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e The Borre style is dated to the 9th to 10th century and was named after the Borre grave find in Vestfold \/ Norway.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Typical of the style are animal ornaments, animal heads, and knotwork. The Borre style is also known as the griffin style. It was particularly widespread in eastern Scandinavia.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv\u003eThe snake has played an important role in Germanic mythology and visual arts since the Bronze Age, closely associated with ancient fertility rites that represented the return of life in spring and its death in winter. The snake may also have held a special place in funerary rites, as suggested by the Germanic serpent Níðhöggr at the World Tree and the world-encircling Midgard Serpent. The snake is part of the mythological canon of many cultures. It appears not only in Germanic mythology but also in Siberian shamanism and the beliefs of the Indo-European peoples.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Swan Cross pendant made of bronze\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Made according to the model of an Alemannic decorative disc from the Merovingian period.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e Dimensions:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Diameter Ø approx. 48 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e Weight approx.: 18 g.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e The back of the pendant is smooth and without a design.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color:#ff0000;\"\u003ePrice per piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pera Peris - Haus der Historie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52350620729681,"sku":"53.004","price":9.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/9821\/9345\/files\/53-004_schlangen_kreuz_alemannen_schmuck_bronze_messing_germanen_sonnenrad_19ec7d7b-c68e-4e39-b821-1bf7987edb6f.jpg?v=1763090007","url":"https:\/\/nordwelt.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/schlangenkreuz-alemannischer-schmuck-aus-messing-fr-hmittelalter","provider":"nordwelt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}