TC121.0620P - Double Headed Eagle Pendant in Pewter

Price is per pendant necklace

Size/Dimensions: 1 1/4" (32 mm), 36" 2.5mm Adjustable Black Cotton Cord

Materials: This item is made of fine quality jewelry quality pewter.  This eagle pendant is hand crafted from fine quality lead-free jewelry quality pewter in Boise, Idaho USA

The double headed eagle is a common symbol in heraldry.  Several Eastern European nations use this symbol today, having adopted this symbol from the Byzantine Empire. In Byzantine heraldry, the heads represent the dual sovereignty of the Emperor (secular and religious) and/or dominance of the Roman Emperors over both East and West.

The Russian Tzars adopted the symbol both to position themselves as successors to the Byzantine state and to likewise symbolize their dominion over the west (Europe) and the east (Asia).