A copper-alloy bird pendant from Lanford, Nottinghamshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy bird pendant from Langford, Nottinghamshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bird Pendant (DENO-55AE35)

A gilded cast copper-alloy bird pendant found in Langford, Nottinghamshire

A pendant of similar shape although with different decoration is dated to the second half of the ninth century from Yaroslavl, Russia. The bird symbol, very similar to the one depicted on this pendant, was used by the Rurik dynasty which had started the conquest of Slavic lands in the mid-ninth century and later formed the polity of Rus’. With some exceptions, pendants were generally worn by women as an accessory to Scandinavian dress.

Object Type

Pendant

Date

circa 850 — 950

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Keywords

bird, copper_alloy, gilded, jewellery, Nottinghamshire, pendant, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Russia, Scandinavian, Viking, women

Further information

This object is related to Langford, Nottinghamshire.
Find out about Langford, Nottinghamshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

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