Set of amulets with solar signs, Pendant in the form of a spoon, pendant amulet "sheath with a knife", Vikings, 10-12 century, Kievan Rus.
Set of amulets with solar signs, Pendant in the form of a spoon, pendant amulet "sheath with a knife", Vikings, 10-12 century, Kievan Rus. These amulets were found in the kit. Length 3.38 in (86mm) Material: Bronze. Pendant in the form of miniature scabbard with a knife stuck in them. At the top of the side of the scabbard there is an opening for hanging. Pendants of this type are miniature sheaths stowed in them with a knife. Wards in the form of these scabbards were widely distributed among the peoples of the Baltic states and Finland. In the Slavs, the scabbard pendants existed on territories where connections with the Baltic-Finnish population were particularly tight (around the 9th-12th centuries). Pendants were worn usually as a set of amulets. They protected the hunter and gave him success in hunting. The pendant in the form of a spoon with a figured handle personified satiety and prosperity in the house. On sale: https://www.etsy.com/listing...
