Staffordshire Hoard inspired spiral pendant

MADE IN CORWALL, ENGLAND

Bronze pendant with embossed spiral design on adjustable black leather thong. Design inspired by a gold sword fitting found amongst the Staffordshire Hoard.

On the 5th July, 2009, whilst metal-detecting on farmland in southern Staffordshire, Terry Herbert began to unearth the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Comprising over 1500 items in gold, silver and other alloys and valued at £3.3 million, the collection is thought to date back to the late 7th and early 8th centuries.

Width: 31mm Height: 35mm | Thong length (max.): 30 inch (76cm) Below the makers tell us a little about the product and process:

Each piece of our jewellery and giftware is crafted by hand and eye in Cornwall, the South West extremity of Britain. This wild and beautiful land was home to the many native Celts who were driven away from the temperate midlands of Britain by invading European warriors, such as the Angles of Northern Germany. It is in places such as Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and Scotland that the art of the Celts and ancient Britons has survived, carved into stone tombs and discovered on pottery fragments and ornaments.

 The Bronze Age in Great Britain and Western Europe began over 4,000 years ago in around 2,000 BC. Both copper and tin were discovered, mined and fused together to form the alloy bronze, renowned for its strength and longevity.

Bronze melts at a higher temperature than silver and also needs to be cast using the lost-wax process. Items can be made very fine due their strength.

We have re-created this ancient metal using recycled copper and Cornish tin to make a collection of bronze jewellery that is strong and very hard but  looks like gold.