Reproduction bird pendant (front)

Reproduction bird pendant (front) Reproduction bird pendant (reverse)

Reproduction Bird Pendant

A reproduction gilded, copper-alloy bird pendant

A reproduction bird pendant based on one found at Langford, Nottinghamshire. The nearest parallel to this type of brooch is one from Yaroslavl in 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 9th 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

Reproduction

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Keywords

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

Further information

Acknowledgements

Made by Adam Parsons of Blueaxe Reproductions

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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