pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen practical appearance

practical appearance

The original dates back to the 9th century

symbolizing the daily cycle of death and rebirth

Shields like these were probably introduced by the Normans and

pendant cult ship denmark ca 100 bc bronze Rapierriemen practical appearanceThis 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