A Bronze Age sun pendant, 1000–800BC. The sun being the principle around which Stonehenge is ordered
(Picture: The Trustees of the British Museum)The World of Stonehenge is the British Museum’s latest big exhibition opening (17th February to 22nd July) and we wanted to celebrate its launch with a little tribute via the medium of decorative homeware.
If you’re wondering why we scurried off to find dazzling astronomical homeware instead of lots of things made from stone, it’s because Stonehenge (and its underwater counterpart, Seahenge – which features in the exhibition) and its belief system all centres around the sun and maps of the moon and stars.
