Amulet zonnegod Sol, 2e-3e eeuw, brons Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers and some were elaborately decorated

and some were elaborately decorated

7 cm and it weighs approx

The beard bead depicts a part of the old Runic alphabet that remained in use even after the Viking period

doet deze denken aan een korsetje of een vest

Amulet zonnegod Sol, 2e-3e eeuw, brons Borden - flessen - kommen en bekers and some were elaborately decoratedThis amulet depicts Sol Invictus, the "Invincible Sun", the official sun god of the late Roman Empire. Emperor Aurelian revived his cult in 274 AD and elevated Sol Invictus to supreme god of the empire; on Imperial coins he often appeared wearing a sun crown, riding in a horse drawn chariot. His veneration lasted until Emperor Constantine I legalized Christianity, although there were still enough adherents in the 5th century that the theologian