Chain with Birds and Trees of Life. Culture: Kievan Rus'. Dimensions: Overall: 12 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (31.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm)Overall (without chain and ring): 9 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (24.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm). Date: 1000-1200.Chains, called riazni, were created from small cloisonné enamel medallions. The chains may have joined layers of dress, been worn as necklaces or bracelets, or used to suspend circular or crescent-shaped pendants known as temple pendants or kolti. Rus' women wore temple pendants in pairs, suspended beside the face, at the temple, as part of their elaborate headdress. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Chain with Birds and Trees of Life. Culture: Kievan Rus'. Dimensions: Overall: 12 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (31.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm)Overall (without chain and ring): 9 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/8 in. (24.6 x 2.1 x 0.3 cm). Date: 1000-1200.Chains, called riazni, were created from small cloisonné enamel medallions. The chains may have joined layers of dress, been worn as necklaces or bracelets, or used to suspend circular or crescent-shaped pendants known as temple pendants or kolti. Rus' women wore temple pendants in pairs, suspended beside the face, at the temple, as part of their elaborate headdress. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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