A Celtic pattern carved into a piece of marble from the Isle of Skye and painted with purple ochre pigment from our home, the Forest of Dean. The Celts used ochre for various purposes including body painting, to preserve animal hides and possibly even for medicinal purposes.
The natural cave system in Clearwell, Forest of Dean, has been mined for iron ore pigment for over 4500 years. It is the only place in the UK where pigment is still actively mined and processed, producing yellow, red and rare purple ochre - only found in a few places across the planet.
Ochre mining in Clearwell began in the Stone Age. The Celts then the Romans begun extracting ore for iron production during the Iron Age. Large scale iron ore mining ceased at the end of WW2.
This necklace is complete with handmade, naturally stabilised hemp rope cordage and a 5000 year old Irish bog oak toggle.
Pendant dimensions:
90mm x 20mm x 5mm
Hang length:
330mm
ĪSARNOM - ‘iron’ in Proto-Celtic (reconstructed language)
A Celtic pattern carved into a piece of marble from the Isle of Skye and painted with purple ochre pigment from our home, the Forest of Dean. The Celts used ochre for various purposes including body painting, to preserve animal hides and possibly even for medicinal purposes.
The natural cave system in Clearwell, Forest of Dean, has been mined for iron ore pigment for over 4500 years. It is the only place in the UK where pigment is still actively mined and processed, producing yellow, red and rare purple ochre - only found in a few places across the planet.
Ochre mining in Clearwell began in the Stone Age. The Celts then the Romans begun extracting ore for iron production during the Iron Age. Large scale iron ore mining ceased at the end of WW2.
This necklace is complete with handmade, naturally stabilised hemp rope cordage and a 5000 year old Irish bog oak toggle.
Pendant dimensions:
90mm x 20mm x 5mm
Hang length:
330mm
ĪSARNOM - ‘iron’ in Proto-Celtic (reconstructed language)
