9ct gold large daisy wheel pendant

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Pendant only, solid recycled 9ct yellow gold. Full hallmarks on the back from the Sheffield Assay Office as shown in the photos.

Measures approx 3.6cm tall including the bail and 2.9cm at the widest point. Bail has a 6mm opening for a chain. Weighs 9.5g.

Etched on the walls of many of the houses, barns and buildings that we care for are symbols known as witch marks or apotropaic marks. Witch marks are also referred to as ritual protection marks or apotropaic markings. The word apotropaic comes from the Greek word apotropaios which is translated as turning away (evil).

One of the most common types of witch marks found in buildings is the daisy wheel, also known as the hexafoil. As the name suggests, the symbol takes the form of a six petalled flower. The daisy wheel would have been drawn using a compass and as such looks very geometrical in design. Daisy wheels can vary in size and complexity from a single hexafoil to a group of interlinked hexafoils. It was thought that if demons saw a line they would follow it, becoming trapped. A piece of amazing medieval graffiti!

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