Objects of the Old Rus Head and Neck Jewelry Dress in the Depositary Collection of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve Cover Image

Предметы древнерусского головного и шейного ювелирного убора в фондовом собрании Национального Киево-Печерского историко-культурного заповедника
Objects of the Old Rus Head and Neck Jewelry Dress in the Depositary Collection of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve

Author(s): Yulya V. Mysko
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Издательский дом Stratum, Университет «Высшая антропологическая школа»
Keywords: Old Rus; Kyiv; three-bead templerings; ryasny; torc; depositary collection
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of analysis of a few jewelry objects from the collection of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve. All objects are introduced here for the first time. There are five silver three-bead temple rings, a fragment of so-called ryasny (riazni) –chains consisting of 8 blocks, and a torc. The author addresses their possible provenance, manufacturing techniques, ways of wearing head and neck jewelry sets as well as analogies, chronology and typology of the objects.