Date : approx. between 1000 and 1200
Material : Gold, Cloisonné enamel
Acquisition : Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan (1917)
Art byzantin russe
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Objets d'Art
Jewel (Pendentif)
Vitrine : V06
Area related
Kiev (Ukraine)
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The circular or crescent-shaped pendants, known as temple pendants (Kolti), were worn in pairs suspended beside the face, as part of the elaborate headdress of a Rus' woman.
The pendants were uncovered in 1842, in or near the Desiatynna (Dormition) in Kiev.
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