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The Snakestone
This is a genuine fossil ammonite found and carved at Whitby, Yorkshire, England following a tradition some 1,000 years old.
British Literature from as early as the 16th century records that "Stones are to be found on the shore at Whitby in Yorkshire that reveal stony serpents but generally without their heads". English folklore tells of the legend of Saint Hilda of Whitby, (614 - 680 AD) the Saxon Abbess of the town, who cleared the area of snakes by severing their heads with her whip and throwing the remains over the cliffs. To perpetuate the legend, local craftsmen have for centures carved Snakestones on to the local fossil ammonites. An ammonite is an extinct form of shellfish that swam in an ancient Jurassic sea during the time of the dinosaurs about 185 million years ago. Snakestones have been recorded from at least Viking times, and in Medieval England were prized for medical purposes and as charms.
Approx. measurements
Height: 2 3/8 inches
Width: 2 inches
Depth: 5/8 inch
Shipping weight: 1
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