Minotaur Pendant in Bronze.

MADE IN CORNWALL, ENGLAND. 

Minotaur pendant on a waxed-cotton thong - bronze

A stunning Minotaur pendant inspired by tales of ancient worlds and legends.  A beautiful bronze pendant on an adjustable waxed cotton thong.

Height - 37mm Width 35mm.  Below the makers tell us a little about the product and process.

Cornish bronze

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.

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.