Red string with the Pliska rosette

The red thread bracelet is used to decorate those who are most vulnerable and weak - young children, parturients, young brides, the elderly. Red thread is also applied to those whose beauty, success and happiness can be envious. Some believe the amulet protects against hypocrites, envy, and bad eyes.

The Pliska Roses is a medieval Bulgarian bronze artifact found in the old capital Pliska in 1961. It is dated to the 7th-9th century, and its diameter is 38 mm. The rosette is a pendant depicting a seven-pointed star with two proto-Bulgarian runic signs cut out on each ray and a ring for hanging. On the back of the medallion is carved the pro-Bulgarian pagan sign IYI, which, according to Rasho Rashev, continues to be used for about a century after the Christianization of the Bulgarians as a symbol equivalent to the cross.

Size of the silver element: 17mm