Celtic Warrior Cross – Large – WC4-SIL

Description

Celtic Warrior Cross – Large 

This Celtic Warrior Large Silver Cross is from the original Celtic Warrior ® Collection. Experience the Celtic Warrior® Collection – step back in time and feel the history, culture and honor in each exquisite piece. Using a fusion of silver and gold, Boru Jewelry have created a collection that recreates the past and reflects contemporary fashion.

This collection is inspired by one of Ireland’s most famous treasures, the Ardagh Chalice. The Ardagh Chalice is from the 8th century AD and is also one of Ireland’s most prized artifacts. The Chalice, along with 5 other pieces, was found in late September 1868 by two boys, Jim Quin and Paddy Flanagan, digging in a potato field on the south-western side of a rath (ring fort) called Reerasta, beside the village of Ardagh, County Limerick, Ireland.  The Chalice is in the National Museum of Ireland. It’s one of the most important pieces of Celtic art.

The bowl and foot of the chalice are made of silver. The outer side of the bowl is decorated with applied gold, silver, glass, amber and enamel ornament. The underside of the foot contains a polished rock crystal at the center. There are also great examples of fine filigree gold work on this piece.

It’s from these ornate designs that Boru Jewelry have created the much loved Celtic Warrior Collection. The gold filigree on the Ardagh Chalice forms the basis of the intricate designs featured on each piece of the Celtic Warrior Collection.

This Celtic Warrior Small Pendant is presented in its own Warrior Collection packaging and also comes with a story card. This collection is handmade to the highest standards by skilled goldsmiths in Dublin, Ireland.

Hallmarked in Dublin Castle.

An 22-24″ Spiga silver chain is included.

The Celtic Cross

The Celtic Cross dates back over 1,500 years to when Christianity was introduced into the Celtic lands of north Western Europe. It represents a mixture of two separate cultures, with the new Christian religion and the older Celtic traditions forming a unique society especially in Ireland, Scotland , Wales and Brittany. In the earlier Celtic Cross , celtic spirals and knots are interwoven onto the cross. The Celts believed that these never ending knots represented the never ending journey of life from this world to the next  and back again, thus combing Christian symbolism with Celtic. Latter version of the celtic cross are found carved with passages from the gospels.

Celtic crosses can be found dotted all over Ireland and are made of stone standing around seven to 10 feet tall.

Like many Celtic symbols, the Celtic Cross has different meanings and symbolism attached to it. For some, the symbolic meaning comes from the ring around the arms and base of the Cross, and the idea is that the circle offers support and strength to the Cross.

Others believe that the ring represents continuity and eternity. Different suggestions indicate that it also represents the spiritual realm, while others believe it symbolizes the Celtic Shield.

Some experts also believe that the four arms of the Cross represent the four directions: North, South, East, and West. Another theory implies that the Cross represents the four Celtic elements: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth