Rarog amulet pendant, reconstruction RZ-OR08314BR
Bronze. Size: 2.4cm*3cm*0.4cm. Hole 0.25cm. Weight about 4 grams.
Pendant in the form of a cross in a circle - an amulet associated with ancient cosmogonic beliefs, with a solar cult. Such jewelry was usually worn in several pieces in a necklace. Such pendants are especially often found on the monuments of the Vyatichi and Smolensk Krivichi. It is no coincidence that the combination of two symbols - the cross and the circle. The cross is the oldest symbol of earthly fire and heavenly fire - the sun.