Byzantine Double-Headed Eagle – Pin

Description

Big Pin for the lapel with the Byzantine Double-Headed Eagle

The Big Pin with the Byzantine Double-Headed Eagle is elegant and imposing. It is made of bronze with attention to detail. It has a decorative but also symbolic character.

It is an excellent choice to adorn the lapel from the jacket or coat. It can even be worn on sweaters or thick scarves. It suits men and women and gives Byzantine magnificence to your appearance.

Double-Headed Eagle: History and Symbolism

The two heads of the eagle express the dual nature or duality of those who use it. In Byzantium, the Double-headed Eagle appears and becomes known at the time of the Komnenoi.

As a royal symbol it reaches as far as Palaiologos and is preserved as a symbol even after the Fall of Constantinople. It is then that it acquires irredentist, that is, liberating, significance and becomes a symbol of the Great Idea.

During the Turkish occupation, the double-headed eagle symbolizes another constant feature of Greek history: the demand for the rebirth and restoration of ancient glory.

The double-headed eagle appears in countless and varied depictions in various art forms and is also used by folk tradition. Very often, the floors of post-Byzantine churches are decorated with the double-headed eagle, usually in the middle of the temple, under the dome.

Apart from the decoration of churches, where it is still used today, the double-headed eagle appears in the decoration of ecclesiastical items, in seals for offerings, in wood carving, ecclesiastical utensils, embroidery, weaving, the vestments of clergy, pottery and pottery.

Also, the double-headed eagle is used in painting and is not missing from dedicatory and ecclesiastical inscriptions. Majestic in appearance and with a long history, the double-headed eagle is an emblem of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

The Big Byzantine Double-Headed Eagle Pin has two clasps to stand more firmly.

Dimensions: 4 x 4 cm.