Tiny axehead pendant from Gotland - bronze axe made on the basis of Stenstugu, Sweden find - Viking handmade pendant
$27.90
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Tiny Axehead pendant
hanged on a natural leather cord with adjustable length knots
Made on the basis of a broad-bladed iron axehead with open section forming a cross at the centre. Dated for late 10th century. Stenstugu, Hejde, Gotland, Sweden.
A similar axehead was found in Längbro, Närke in Sweden.
Wage: 2,1 g
Dimensions: 21 mm x 18 mm
Made in traditional lost wax method
Please allow small imperfections as each of them is the proof that your item is hand made by me.
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LIVING WITH BRONZE
If you're contemplating adding a bronze jewelry to your collection, please mind that bronze is by no means as consistent as gold or silver. Aging of bronze will occur quickly with contact with your skin, parfume, moist air etc. Patina on bronze is surface oxidization and it's creating an outer layer on the surface of bronze item rather than eating away like rust on metal.
There are three schools of treating bronze. The first one is to let it age naturally and gracefully and observe the process. The second: to force the patina (you can find a lot of tricks on the Internet) and the third one: to stop (to a certain extend) the bronze from aging. I would recommend silver cleaning cloth for the beginning and cleaning the jewelry very often, obligatory after wearing it.
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hanged on a natural leather cord with adjustable length knots
Made on the basis of a broad-bladed iron axehead with open section forming a cross at the centre. Dated for late 10th century. Stenstugu, Hejde, Gotland, Sweden.
A similar axehead was found in Längbro, Närke in Sweden.
Wage: 2,1 g
Dimensions: 21 mm x 18 mm
Made in traditional lost wax method
Please allow small imperfections as each of them is the proof that your item is hand made by me.
✩ ✩ ✩ ✩ ✩
LIVING WITH BRONZE
If you're contemplating adding a bronze jewelry to your collection, please mind that bronze is by no means as consistent as gold or silver. Aging of bronze will occur quickly with contact with your skin, parfume, moist air etc. Patina on bronze is surface oxidization and it's creating an outer layer on the surface of bronze item rather than eating away like rust on metal.
There are three schools of treating bronze. The first one is to let it age naturally and gracefully and observe the process. The second: to force the patina (you can find a lot of tricks on the Internet) and the third one: to stop (to a certain extend) the bronze from aging. I would recommend silver cleaning cloth for the beginning and cleaning the jewelry very often, obligatory after wearing it.
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