Celtic Interlaced 925 Sterling Silver Oval Pendant With Amethyst Coloured Stone

Description A beautiful Celtic Interlaced Amethyst Pendant in the traditional design, enhanced with an amethyst coloured stone. Crafted from 925 sterling silver and shipped in a deluxe lined presentation box. This Celtic interlaced Amethyst Pendant will make a perfect gift for any occasion, and as a lasting memento for yourself or someone you love. Shipped in a deluxe lined black and gold presentation box. Celtic monks, and those influenced by them, spread across northern Europe in the next several centuries. Scholars from the continent flocked to Ireland, Iona, Lindisfarne, and many other insular Celtic centres of learning. The three most famous manuscripts known for their knotwork are the Book of Kell’s, Durrow, and the Lindisfarne Gospels. All products of the community that would have been in place under Adomnan’s leadership. Knots and details were beginning to take on lives of their own as standalone statements. Interlaced Knotwork in the 7th Century. Examples of Celtic Interlace knotwork  found in every century up to the present day. Although they get to be rare before the Celtic Revival of the 19th Century, by the later Middle Ages, the style was the strongest in the Scottish Highlands. A style known as the Gaelic revival continued a tradition of stone carved interlace until the 16th century. Celtic jewellery and weapons carried the tradition through the Jacobite period. Items were still being carved in knotwork at the end of the 18th century. By this time, the style had become a self-conscious statement of cultural and political identity. Matching earrings are also available to make a beautiful set.