Beautiful Celtic barrette barrette made of solid pewter
Fine and open, with a rod made of real rosewood.
Brooch size: approx. 75 x 53 mm.
Pin length: approx. 117 mm.
Brooch material: pewter.
Bar material: rosewood.
Handmade in England
Comes in a pretty velvet pouch.
Celtic Knotwork
The emergence of the Celtic knot patterns, many scientists attribute to the fact that the original Celtic religion prohibited drawing realistic images of living beings because this would disturb their souls.
The Celtic knots became popular from approx. 450 AD, when Christianitys influence on the Celts grew greater. The complex patterns became fashionable and have now been widely used to decorate fonts and books.
During this period, the first Zoomorphics, the interweaving of animal motifs with Celtic knots, were also created.
Whether the original Celtic patterns have any meaning or were only used for decoration, we will probably hardly be able to find out, as there are no records of the Celts from that time.
Celtic knots are always braided, with no beginning and no end.
The complex patterns of the early Celts were so incredibly fine and detailed that some later referred to them as the "work of angels."