Kievan-Rus Cross / Solar Wheel - 6028B

This is a replica of a Kievan cross dating from the 10th – 13th Centuries is found widely among the Rus and Slavs but is found as far west as Gotland. Widely worn as Christianity began to be adopted in the region, this design combines both the Christian cross idea of the lily symbol of resurrection and the much older belief in the solar wheel as the symbol of the regenerative power of the Sun.

Bronze
33 mm diameter + 8 mm bale
 1.25 in Diameter + .625 in bale