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Paradise
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| Item no.: | 218/1 |
| Product group: |
Earrings |
| Location of discovery: | Janakkala |
| Period: | 700-800 |
| Product group: | Paradise |
| Material: | bronze | | Width: | 17,0 mm | | Height: | 29 mm | | Mechanism: | hook |
Two long-necked birds, presumably peacocks, have been immortalised to adorn this stunning necklace. Peacocks were considered residents of paradise – symbols of heavenly splendour and immortality. A stemmed basin containing the elixir of life is located below the birds. The arched edge of this piece of jewellery is believed to symbolise a church vault. The piece features the symbol of paradise in early Christian art, in which paradise was the dominion of the heavens.
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