STAG – Sterling Silver Pendant – Large

Hand Cast Sterling Silver Celtic PendantLarge – 1 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ (31.8 mm X 25.4 mm)Plus .25″ 6.4 mm bail(Heavy Piece – 7 DWT – 11 g)Comes with 18″ Satin ChordADD Optional Quality Sterling Silver Snake Chain with lobster claspOR Sterling Silver Cable (Omega) necklaceLimited Production PieceGift Boxed with Text Insert of SymbolismCraftsman Made in Local Studio USAFeaturing Original Celtic Art by Jen Delyth©ABOUT THIS DESIGN The Stag god is one of the few early animal spirits for whom we have a name — Herne the Hunter – Cernunnos — the Horned One — or Lord of all Stags. He is especially associated with the lordship of horned and hoofed animals, and with the wild hunt in which spirits of the dead were carried to the otherworld. The hunter identified with the stag — this is a very ancient mystery: Hunter and hunted are one. Horned animals, especially stags were associated with male sexuality. To the Celts, the stag symbolized wild nature. His alertness, speed, aggression and potency during the rutting season made him an object of reverence, his spreading, tree-like antlers seemed to epitomize the forest…All artwork and text ©Jen Delyth SYMBOL MEANING