Cybele hand-forged talisman key in pink Bronze and Copper, meteorite  campo del cielo; from Argentina set in the bit of the key and pink tourmaline. Tribute to the myth of Cybèle , with the symbolism of the key and its emblematic betyle.
Engraving of the maritime pine on the back. The cord is in brown leather without chrome dyeing, adjustable on the length by sliding knot, all the rings are welded.
The pendant, bail included, is 80mm. [65mm key, 25mm sculpted Lions]
It is a unique creation accompanied by its case watercolored by me.
*
*
*
  Great mother goddess of the earth and mistress of the beasts of the Bronze Age, Cybèle  was honored throughout the ancient world. The center of her cult was in Phrygia, in present-day Turkey, where the betyl (a black stone) which represented her would have fallen from the sky. Primarily associated with fertility, she also embodied wilderness, as   deity of the wooded peaks. One version of the myth relates that Cybele as a child was abandoned on a mountain and raised by lions. Endowed with the gift of universal healing, she protects children and wild animals. She was confused in Greece with the mother of the gods Rhea and also has a close relationship between Artemis and the great goddesses of other peoples. same religious concept. His cult was the first Eastern religion officially introduced in Rome and promoted by the aristocracy. Venerated as Idæa mater "mother of Ida" mounted on a chariot drawn by lions, symbol of strength ; Cybele has the key to the earth giving access to all wealth. His throne is guarded by two fauves named Atalanta and Hippomenes, Greek heroes punished for sacrilege in his temple. In Roman iconography, her head supports small towers that represent the cities she protects. His worship, in which elements of a primitive fetishism were manifested (worship of the pine symbol of immortality and vital power, of stones, of wild animals), was characterized by orgiastic ceremonies of a mystical nature and by savage rites (mutilation and eunuch priests, in memory of the emasculation of his consort the shepherd Attis). The Romans organized in her honor, in March, games which were very popular under the Empire._Mother of the gods ” often gathered under a maritime pine which still retained its greenness. [his beloved, metamorphosed Attis] Like fir and cypress, pine has always been associated with eternal life because of the strength of its wood. pine  was traditionally dedicated to him, the flutes and instruments used in his parties were made there.