Celtic ‘tree of life symbol’ carved into a piece of Ashford Black Marble - which actually is not marble but a bituminous limestone found in Derbyshire, England. This symbol is found on many gold stater coins belonging to the Celtic Dobunni tribe who inhabited what is now North Somerset and West Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire - including the Forest of Dean. Unlike their violent neighbours, the Silures of South Wales, the Dobunni people where said to be peaceful craftspeople.
The stone is 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.
This necklace is complete with handmade, naturally stabilised hemp rope cordage and a 5000 year old Irish bog oak toggle.
Pendant dimensions:
56mm x 32mm x 5mm
Hang Length:
300mm
KʷRESNOM - ‘tree/wood’ in Proto-Celtic (reconstructed language)
Celtic ‘tree of life symbol’ carved into a piece of Ashford Black Marble - which actually is not marble but a bituminous limestone found in Derbyshire, England. This symbol is found on many gold stater coins belonging to the Celtic Dobunni tribe who inhabited what is now North Somerset and West Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire - including the Forest of Dean. Unlike their violent neighbours, the Silures of South Wales, the Dobunni people where said to be peaceful craftspeople.
The stone is 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.
This necklace is complete with handmade, naturally stabilised hemp rope cordage and a 5000 year old Irish bog oak toggle.
Pendant dimensions:
56mm x 32mm x 5mm
Hang Length:
300mm
KʷRESNOM - ‘tree/wood’ in Proto-Celtic (reconstructed language)
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