The Duleek Cross - Vintage Irish 9K Gold Celtic Engraved Cross Pendant & Chain (VP313)
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description: The Duleek Cross - Vintage Irish 9K Gold Engraved Celtic Cross Pendant & Chain. This wonderful pendant is crafted from 9K gold, hallmarked 375 for 9K on the back of the pendant, and Duleek. Whilst the bale is hallmarked with a 10K(417) European hallmark. The chain is also hallmarked 10KT for 10K gold. The pendant features a wonderful Celtic ancient revival design from 800 AD, and quality craftsmanship. The shape and design of this cross is beautiful. It has dimension, and lovely deep engravings of ancient Celtic figures. Whilst the back has the date 800 AD when this cross was originally carved of stone, and full hallmarks, including makers initials TJH. The cross has been matched up to a vintage 10K gold box chain, which has a spring ring clasp in perfect working order. This vintage era cross is very collectible, truly a very special piece to be cherished for many years to come. Comments: Wonderful crisp engravings, and detail on this cross. History: The Celts were a collection of tribes with origins in central Europe that shared a similar language, religious beliefs, traditions and culture. It is believed that the Celtic culture started yo evolve as early as 1200 B.C. Celtic refers to a family of languages and, more generally "of the Celts" or "in the style of the Celts". Today the term Celtic generally refers to the languages and respective cultures of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, and Brittany, also known as the Celtic nations. Duleek was an important ecclesiastical centre in the early Christian centuries and its Cross is unusual and very interesting. It was founded by St.Ciaran (or Kennean) who was himself baptized by St.Patrick in 472A.D. Here he built the first stone church recorded in Ireland. The name of the town comes from the Irish daimh liag, a house of stones. The center grew and flourished for more than 700 years and aerial photographs of the town show how the ecclesiastical boundaries still impose themselves on the street plan to…
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