{"title":"The Archive","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-pallas-blade","title":"The Pallas Blade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first blades in human history were forged from meteoritic iron — the only iron available to humans before smelting was discovered. The Pallas Blade returns to that material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body of the piece is set with authenticated Sericho pallasite — a rare class of meteorite consisting of iron and nickel laced with translucent olivine crystals, formed in the molten core of a destroyed planet during the first hundred million years of the solar system. The visible amber-gold flecks across the blade are those olivine crystals — older than the Earth itself. Sericho was recovered in 2016 near the village of Habaswein in Kenya (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57951\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePallasites are the class of meteorite catalogued in 1772 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. Every pallasite ever found bears his name. The Pallas Blade is forged from the meteorite this brand is named for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hilt is finished in gold-toned hand-engraved detail set against a polished steel body. Suspended from a heavy gold-tone box chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA weapon's silhouette, made from the metal weapons were first made of.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035277922629,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/a036f862-af20-4e47-9d70-2703cba14a0c_504ed3bf-8f47-4b86-b1af-776f3b89a102.jpg?v=1780566359"},{"product_id":"the-field-tag","title":"The Field Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dog tag was issued to soldiers so the dead could be named. In the century since, it has become the shape men reach for when they want to carry something quiet and personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Field Tag removes the engraving entirely. The face is a single panel of authenticated Aletai meteorite — an iron mass first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The Aletai impact created the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet, dispersing more than 74 tonnes of cosmic iron across the Chinese steppe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe meteorite panel is held in a polished titanium-grade steel frame, smoothed at the edges. Across the face you can read the Widmanstätten pattern, the crystalline lattice that forms only when iron cools at one degree per million years. No two panels are identical, because no two slices of the meteorite are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspended from a polished cable chain. Signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo initials. No dates. The material itself is the marking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035299090757,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/899c8159-d072-45b2-971d-0dad0dda9d332.jpg?v=1779622735"},{"product_id":"the-tiger-tag","title":"The Tiger Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tiger Tag carries two materials side by side — one from the surface of this planet, one from the cold of space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe left half of the face is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite, first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China — site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on Earth (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The crystalline Widmanstätten pattern across its surface formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe right half holds a single cabochon of tiger's eye — a chatoyant quartz with golden-amber bands of light that move as the piece turns. Tiger's eye was worn by the Roman legions into battle and prized by Egyptian craftsmen for its lustre and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two materials sit together in a polished titanium-grade steel frame engraved with a fine rope-twist border. The bail is carved with the same detail. Suspended from a heavy polished box chain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCosmic iron and earthly stone, worn together. For the man who carries both.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035299615045,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/f00f463e-f035-4672-8d78-dffac2c4676d_3778ea5a-63ae-4f27-a8b1-24c864360204.jpg?v=1779622735"},{"product_id":"the-dragon","title":"The Dragon","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn every old culture the dragon meant the same thing. The keeper of the threshold. The guardian of what is rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dragon is a sculptural piece — a fully three-dimensional dragon's head, cast in solid sterling silver (S925) and oxidised to a near-black patina. The mane, the curl of the horns, the bared fangs, the deep-set eyes — every surface is hand-detailed by a skilled artisan over many hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe head sits atop a cylinder of authenticated Aletai meteorite, the cosmic iron held inside the silver mount. The Aletai class was first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China — site of the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet (\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The Widmanstätten pattern across the iron formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuspended from a substantial oxidised silver cable chain. Numbered. Signed certificate of authenticity. Delivered in a presentation case with the certificate folio and meteorite classification documentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeld in the hand it is heavier than the size suggests. It is meant to be lived in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035300794693,"sku":null,"price":330.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/b04f907e-ae25-443d-b137-e18f401efc58_2c905855-700b-4393-add8-f370abe5ec87.jpg?v=1779622735"},{"product_id":"the-cross","title":"The Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003eA devotional shape carried by men for two thousand years. The Cross renders it in its oldest form — equal arms, heavy proportions, no ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe face of the piece is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite, an iron mass that fell to Earth in the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China. The first fragment of the strewn field was recovered in 1898; the Aletai class was officially named in 2016 after further fragments were classified. The Aletai impact created the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet, scattering more than 74 tonnes of cosmic iron across the Chinese steppe (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe meteorite sits inside a polished titanium-grade steel frame, smoothed at the edges so the crystalline Widmanstätten pattern of the iron carries the eye. That pattern formed in deep space over four and a half billion years, cooling at one degree per million years. It cannot be reproduced by any process available on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspended from a polished cable chain. Signed certificate of authenticity. Heavier than the size suggests. No two alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035301220677,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/f74a30f5-1cba-4d90-abbb-924e77e2d249_c8e9f728-0d91-4a4b-b792-4ab3687ceaf9.jpg?v=1779622735"},{"product_id":"the-vault-tag","title":"The Vault Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe same shape as the Field Tag, lifted in finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vault Tag is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite — first recovered in 1898 from the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China, where the impact created the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The face reveals the Widmanstätten pattern that formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frame is brushed titanium-grade steel — a softer, satin finish that catches light differently across its surface than the Field Tag's polished body. The cable chain is set heavier and finished to match the brushed face of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the wearer who wants the same material story in a piece that reads as something kept rather than carried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned certificate of authenticity. Numbered. Hand-finished by a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eskilled artisan from cut to polish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58035302269253,"sku":null,"price":129.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/72f16cc0-9586-4a7f-b189-9d73125aee0b_a4a42571-bad5-4b04-90a8-6281e873e518.jpg?v=1779622735"},{"product_id":"the-pallas-tag","title":"The Pallas Tag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pallas Tag carries both of the meteorites our brand is built on, in a single piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe upper section is forged from authenticated Aletai meteorite — an iron mass that fell to Earth in the Altay region of northern Xinjiang, China, first recovered in 1898 (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57112\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). The Aletai impact created the longest meteorite strewn field ever documented on this planet. The crystalline Widmanstätten pattern visible across the surface formed in deep space over four and a half billion years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower section is set with authenticated Sericho pallasite — a rare class of meteorite consisting of an iron-nickel matrix laced with translucent olivine crystals, recovered in 2016 near the village of Habaswein in Kenya (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57951\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e). Pallasites are the class of meteorite catalogued in 1772 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. Every pallasite ever found bears his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two materials are held together in a brushed titanium-grade steel frame and suspended from a heavy polished box chain. Each piece carries a different cross-section of meteorite — no two are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-finished by a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eskilled artisan. Signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two materials our brand is named for, worn together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58076609151301,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026-05-26_at_06.29.46_2.jpg?v=1780566029"},{"product_id":"the-pallas-orrery","title":"The Pallas Orrery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe orrery was an 18th-century scientific instrument used to demonstrate the motion of celestial bodies. Each one was built by hand for the small group of natural philosophers who studied the solar system in the decades after 1772.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pallas Orrery returns to that form. A disc of authenticated Sericho pallasite — iron and nickel laced with translucent olivine crystals, recovered in 2016 from Habaswein, Kenya (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=57951\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMeteoritical Bulletin entry\u003c\/a\u003e) — is set at the centre of two concentric rings \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ein polished titanium-grade steel. The pallasite, formed in the molten core of a destroyed planet during the first hundred million years of the solar system, is older than the Earth itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePallasites are the class of meteorite catalogued in 1772 by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas. The Pallas Orrery is forged from the meteorite this brand is named for, set in a form that honours the science of his era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-finished by a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eskilled artisan. Suspended from a polished cable chain. Signed certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorn at the chest, it carries a fragment of what existed before this world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PALLAS 1772","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58076621209925,"sku":null,"price":255.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/6509\/2165\/files\/WhatsAppImage2026-05-26at06.30.37.jpg?v=1779792062"}],"url":"https:\/\/pallas1772.com\/collections\/the-archive.oembed","provider":"PALLAS 1772","version":"1.0","type":"link"}