Byzantine necklace

A simple cross in pewter and natural fiber, suspended by leather straps and a rosary-inspired link. The Byzantine Empire was mainly Christian and the cross was a common and strong symbol. We have allowed ourselves to be inspired by the arduous journeys and often poor lives of contemporary pilgrims. This necklace is part of our design series of complete pagan necklaces, where we have combined various historical pendants with leather, bone and horn to create Viking jewelry that suits everyone, then and now. As organic material such as leather, wood and horn are not preserved in the ground over time, we do not know much about what the Vikings' jewelery looked like. What is found is the metal, stone and glass that has been preserved. With these necklaces, we have therefore created a vision of how these pieces of jewelery might have been put together and worn. For pendants and other metal details, we have used a cast alloy that is completely free of nickel, lead and cadmium. The metal has either a bronze or pewter finish.