Every item of bronze Sampo Jewelry is more than just a jewelry item. The original models of these decorations, found in the cource of archaeological excavations in Ingria and Karelia, and also in the Upper Volga region, date back to the period of 9th to 13th centuries.
One can see those finds at the Hermitage, in the Russian Ethnographical Meseum, in the Peter and Paul Fortress, in the museums of Old Ladoga and in many other historical museums.
A brooch or fibula is the most ancient and best-known clothing decoration of our ancestors. The most famous Karelian Brooch *Fibula* symbolizes the Tree of Life.
“Sampo” is the Russian company dedicated to the studying of the history and traditions of the nations which lived on the vast territories from Ural to Baltic countries. Also they produce the ethnic jewelry to preserve the unique culture of these nations. “Sampo” transfer a part of money from selling their bijouterie to the old people’s homes and other social centers.
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