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«Мои глаза ласкают твой портрет». Несколько штрихов к образу исследователя Светланы Рябцевой

«Мои глаза ласкают твой портрет». Несколько штрихов к образу исследователя Светланы Рябцевой
(‘My eyes are fondling your portrait’. A few touches to the portrait of researcher Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Author(s):Roman A. Rabinovich, Nicolai P. Telnov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Visual Arts, History of Art
Page Range:15-32
No. of Pages:18
Keywords:archaeology; history; jewelry; female clothing; history of arts; scientific life
Summary/Abstract:obituary

Список научных публикаций С. С. Рябцевой

Список научных публикаций С. С. Рябцевой
(List of works by Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Contributor(s):Anna E. Zhabreva (Composer)
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Visual Arts, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, History of Art
Page Range:33-43
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:archaeology; history; jewelry; female clothing; history of arts;scientific life;
Summary/Abstract:List of works by Svetlana Ryabtseva

Пальчатые фибулы типа Арчар-Истрия на Дунае и в Крыму

Пальчатые фибулы типа Арчар-Истрия на Дунае и в Крыму
(Fingered Fibulae of Archar-HistriaType on the Danube and in the Crimea)

Author(s):Michel Kazanski
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Ancient World, 6th to 12th Centuries, Migration Studies
Page Range:47-54
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Danube; Balkans; Crimea; Great Migration Period; East Germans;fibulae;
Summary/Abstract:Big fingered fibulae of the East German tradition, such as Archar-Histria type, are addressed in this article. In the late phase of the Great Migration Period, they spread throughout the East Roman Empire, south of the Danube, as well as in the Crimea. These fibulae belong to the East German tradition of women's costume and date from the second half of the 5th — the beginning of the 6th centuries. Most likely, they spread from the northern part of the Balkan Peninsula along with migrations of the Goths to the West and the East. Perhaps, the finds of such fibulae in the Crimea (Luchistoe, Artek, Kerch) reflect one of the Gothic migrations from the Balkans, not recorded by written sources.

О форме и декоре ременных бляшек в раннесредневековой Болгарии

О форме и декоре ременных бляшек в раннесредневековой Болгарии
(On the Shape and Decoration of Belt Mounts in the Early Medieval Bulgaria)

Author(s):Stela Doncheva
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, History of Art
Page Range:55-68
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Bulgaria; Preslav; Early Middle Age; art metalwork; production centers; typology
Summary/Abstract:The production of art metal in the early medieval Bulgaria became known after the discovery of three metal-plating centers in the vicinity of the capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom — Preslav, from the beginning and middle of the 10th century. Along with technology and jewelry, the origin of raw materials and the chemical composition of the metal, necessary to fully comprehend the extremely numerous material found so far, there are some issues related to the shape, proportions, elements of the ornament and the method of manufacturing individual decorative details. Combination of all these components leads to one exceptionally rich palette of various belt jewelry, at the same time reflecting the fashion trends of the era, the individual approach of the craftsman and traditions in the art of artistic metal.The original combinations of shapes and ornaments found on the belt adornments of metal-plastic manufacturing centers are nowhere to be found in such a variety during this period, neither in the country nor abroad. In the various settlements and fortresses of medieval Bulgaria in the early period, only a few representatives of certain types are known, and not in such great diversity. A similar picture exists outside the country: numerous finds from various places in Hungary, Serbia, Russia and Southeastern Europe cannot be compare with the richness of shapes and ornaments originating from the one place near Preslav. This is somewhat explainable by the place of production, but it seems to be not the only reason. There are many industries outside the country, which do not show this diversity of products.

Накладка на сумку первой половины Х в. из Углича

Накладка на сумку первой половины Х в. из Углича
(An Applique for a Bag of 900—950 from the Town of Uglich)

Author(s):Sergey V. Tomsinsky
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history
Page Range:69-75
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:Ancient Russia; Uglich; Middle Dnieper basin; overlay;ornament;
Summary/Abstract:A bronze applique depicting flying birds found during excavations in Uglich is dated to the first half — mid-tenth century and finds analogies among the materials from excavations on the Middle Dnieper sites. The applique from Uglich is, in our opinion, of considerable interest for the study of the development of the production of belt set in the period of intensive interaction between different cultural traditions in Eastern Europe and, along with other finds, quite expressively characterizes the special importance of the small town of Ugleche Field, quickly rising at one of the crossroads of migration routes from the neighboring and remote regions in the Volga-Oka interfluve.

Восточные и византийские традиции в комплексе украшений женского костюма Руси (по материалам средневековых городов Беларуси)

Восточные и византийские традиции в комплексе украшений женского костюма Руси (по материалам средневековых городов Беларуси)
(Oriental and Byzantine Traditions in a Complex of Ornaments for Women’s Costume in Rus’ (by Materials of Medieval Towns of Belarus))

Author(s):Kristina A. Lavysh
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:77-88
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Rus’; Byzantium; women’s costume; ornaments; diadems; temple pendants (kolty); suspension chains (ryasny); three-bead temple rings; hinged bracelets (consisting of two semicircular sections);cloisonné;
Summary/Abstract:The development of a complex of ornaments for women’s costume in Rus’ in the 11th — 13th centuries was taking place under the significant influence of samples from the Oriental and Byzantine world. Many types of ornaments, the way of wearing them, motifs, as well as the techniques of their manufacturing (cloisonné enamel, filigree, granulation, niello) were borrowed from there. Temple pendants (kolty) with enamel and niello, suspension chains (ryasny), three-bead temple rings, princes’ diadems, neckpieces-humerals, hinged bracelets (consisting of two semicircular sections), twisted and plaited bracelets with terminals decorated with filigree and granulation refer to the remaking of the Byzantine samples in the Old Russian ceremonial attire. Archaeological finds from the excavations of medieval towns оf Belarus related to the Byzantine and Eastern traditions are not as numerous and diverse as finds from the South Rus’, Vladimir-Suzdal and Novgorod lands, but they demonstrate the same process of adaptation and elaboration of the Byzantine and Eastern artistic and cultural traditions. This process can be traced both in the items of ceremonial attire, and in the ordinary ornaments of urban women.

О некоторых изобразительных источниках по средневековому костюму сербской знати

О некоторых изобразительных источниках по средневековому костюму сербской знати
(About Some Graphic Sources on the Medieval Costume of the Serbian Nobility)

Author(s):Anna E. Zhabreva
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:89-97
No. of Pages:9
Keywords:Serbia; 11th—14th centuries; medieval costume; pictorial sources; monumental painting;costume history;
Summary/Abstract:The article analyzes several pictorial sources — monuments of medieval Serbia fresco painting, allowing to get some idea of the rulers and nobility costume of the 11th—14th centuries. These are mainly reproductions of clerical compositions from the churches and monasteries paintings, identified in historical and art literature, which are analyzed in detail. The author comes to the conclusion that rich costumes and jewelry, changed several times over a certain period, are reliably captured in explicit monuments. Having taken over a century Slavic, Byzantine, Eastern and European influences, the costumes of the Serbian aristocracy were distinguished by originality and deliberate representativeness.

Фибула как инсигния в западноевропейском костюме

Фибула как инсигния в западноевропейском костюме
(Fibula as Insignia in a Western-European Costume)

Author(s):Natalia V. Zhilina
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:99-106
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Western Europe; Byzantium; fibula; insignia; function; brooch;decorativeness;
Summary/Abstract:In Byzantium, brooches lost the meaning of insignia because of other regalia in development and of a rational design of clothing. But in Western Europe, the status role of large fibula remained during the developed Middle Ages. This is evidenced by all kinds of sources: written, graphic, material. Large, expensive, luxuriously ornamented brooches had the value of insignia.In preserving of the role of central brooches as status ones, one can see the striking feature of the ceremonial dress of the rulers and the higher social stratum of Western Europe. But here the brooches shared the fate of this jewelry category: they transit from the function of fastening to the decorative role and transmit their decorative form to large buttons.

Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county

Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county
(Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county)

Author(s):Cristiana Tătaru, Tudor Alexandru Martin
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, 17th Century, History of Art
Page Range:107-117
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:Wallachia; Transylvania; 16th—17th century; pin jewelry; veil pin; brooch; hoarding
Summary/Abstract:This paper examines five jewelry pieces provided with shafts from the Vlădiceasca hoard, Călăraşi County, Romania. Due to the rarity of iconographical and written sources, as well as the scarcity of this type of jewelry in archeological discoveries, the interpretation of the function of these items is quite difficult to make. In the first part of the article a short description of the hair pins preserved in the Vlădiceasca hoard and the presentation of the most important similar items found in archaeological context in Wallachia and Moldavia are made, in order to gather some function and style characteristics for these pieces. The second part of the paper is dedicated to the catalogue of the five pieces, which are classified according to their stylistic features, while also being compared with similar findings coming especially from the hoards discovered in the Moldavian space. Special attention is paid to the form in which they are published, some of the large pin jewelries being interpreted as brooches or as veil pins.

Средневековый женский аксессуар головного убора из Республики Молдова

Средневековый женский аксессуар головного убора из Республики Молдова
(Medieval Female Headpiece Found in the Republic of Moldova)

Author(s):Lilia V. Dergaciova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, 16th Century
Page Range:119-124
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:medieval Moldova; 16th century; headpiece; pin for veil
Summary/Abstract:In this article we discuss a fashionable piece worn by women in the Middle Ages, namely a silver pin for veil recently found in Stolniceni village, Republic of Moldova. The item consists of two parts, a long needle (pin) and a decorative flat head decorated with filigree, pseudo-granulation, colored by paste-like insertions and petal-shaped pendants. Analogues for such accessories are known from Furceni, Musaitu and Bălţaţi coin hoards, found on the territory of the medieval Moldovan state (actual Republic of Moldova and Romania). They allow us to date the item by the 16th century.Also, according to the material found in Stolniceni village, as well as other finds around it, allows us to conclude that a medieval settlement that functioned during 16th—19th century could have existed here.

Об использовании украшений-реплик при реконструкции костюмных комплексов

Об использовании украшений-реплик при реконструкции костюмных комплексов
(On Using Jewellery Replicas during Reconstruction of the Historical Dresses)

Author(s):Natalia M. Kalashnikova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Page Range:125-132
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:archaeological reconstruction; historical reconstruction; ethnographic reconstruction; replica; Old Russian jewelry; Alyoshins’ workshop;Veliky Novgorod;
Summary/Abstract:The author suggests using specific terms to distinguish reconstructed dresses of various epochs, for example: archaeological, historical, ethnographic reconstructions. Also, the author proposes to name any decoration added to reconstructed dress a replica, meaning a similar artifact made with the help of new technologies and, probably, using new materials and a different scale. The article analyzes articles produced by the Alyoshins’ workshop from Veliky Novgorod as a positive model.

Кольца, височные кольца, браслеты, серьги, гривны — редкие аксессуары погребального убора культуры Черняхов — Сынтана-де-Муреш

Кольца, височные кольца, браслеты, серьги, гривны — редкие аксессуары погребального убора культуры Черняхов — Сынтана-де-Муреш
(Finger Rings, Temple Rings, Bracelets, Earrings, Torcs: rare accessories of burial dress of the Chernyakhov — Sântana de Mureș Culture)

Author(s):Oxana V. Gopkalo
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World, Migration Studies
Page Range:135-146
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Northern Black Sea region; Carpathian-Danube region; Late Roman time; Chernyakhov — Sântana de Mureș Culture; costume;dress accessories;
Summary/Abstract:The burial dress of Chernyakhov — Sântana de Mureș Culture is represented by the following categories of finds: fibulae, belt details, beads, pendants, rings, temple rings, bracelets, earrings, torcs. The latter five categories of finds are not numerous and do not form series. Their inclusion in Chernyakhov costume is supposed to be a manifestation of foreign cultural traditions and rules. The aim of this work is to find analogies to Chernyakhov’s finds of rare categories, to determine their origin and to interpret the reason why they are found in the Chernyakhov area. The study allowed to conclude that, in fact, it is impossible to establish the one reason why those rare categories of dress accessories could be found in the Chernyakhov culture area. Some of them are trophies of Scythian wars, some are items popular with the Late Scythian, Sarmatian population of Northern Black Sea region, and most of them are jewelry articles popular over a wide territory.

Золотая пластина с монограммой из позднеантичной крепости на мысе Св. Атанас

Золотая пластина с монограммой из позднеантичной крепости на мысе Св. Атанас
(Gold Plate with Monogram of the Late-Antique Fortress at Cape of St. Atanas)

Author(s):Valeri Yotov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:147-150
No. of Pages:4
Keywords:Balkans; Bulgaria; Early Byzantine period; Late Antique fortress; gold bezel; finger ring; monogram;bath;
Summary/Abstract:In 2019, during regular excavation of the late Antique fortified town located on Cape of Sveti Atanas near Byala (Varna Region, Bulgaria) a thin gold plate, ellipsoid in shape, with incised block monogram of Greek letters between two crosses was discovered. It came to light in a drainage channel coming out of the Late Antique bath, which was excavated seven years ago. The monogram is well designed. There is no doubt that this little plate was actually the bezel of an Early Byzantine gold ring. Based on the dating of the bath, it should be dated to the middle of 5th — beginning of 6th centuries AD.

«Реликтовые» формы украшений из Елшинского клада VII в. н. э.

«Реликтовые» формы украшений из Елшинского клада VII в. н. э.
(“Relic” Forms of Jewelry from Elshino Hoard of the 7th Century AD)

Author(s):Ilya R. Akhmedov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:151-162
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:the forest zone of Eastern Europe; early medieval period; decoration of female costume; local elements; origin; chronology
Summary/Abstract:The article examines two categories of female ensemble from the hoard found at the Elshino hillfort. This hoard, like the small one from Kartavtsevo hillfort, is considered among the group of hoards of the late Moshchiny culture (7th cent.). The Elshino hoard is similar to the Dnieper hoards (1st group), however the first one has a plenty of specific adornments. Some of them can be clearly divided into two categories whose origin lies in antiquities of the 1st half of I mil. AD. They are plated temple rings and cylindrical pendants. Prototypes of temple rings were part of the ensemble used by the population on the Upper Oka in the first centuries AD (the antiquities of Novo-Kleymenovo type). In the 3rd — the 1st half of the 4th cent., these adornments were included as components of the ensemble worn by the population of the Middle Oka and Suzdal Opolye. Prototypes of cylindrical pendants were widespread throughout the European Barbaricum. Later versions of such pendants appeared in the Upper Oka region in the Hunnic epoch. They are known from Velegozh hoard (Moshchiny culture). Single pendants were also found in the graves of the Ryazan Finn of the 2nd half 5th cent. These relict adornments developed in the context of the female ensemble of the late Moshchiny culture in the 3rd quar. of the I mil. AD. The ensemble was synthesizing elements of various origins.

История изучения женского металлического убора круга «древностей антов»

История изучения женского металлического убора круга «древностей антов»
(History of Study of Women's Metal Attire from the “Antiquities of the Antae” Circle)

Author(s):Vlasta E. Rodinkova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:163-170
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Eastern Europe; Middle Dnieper region; Dnieper Left Bank region; Early Middle Ages; women's costume; adornments; items of attire; “antiquities of the Antae”;historiography;
Summary/Abstract:The paper identifies four stages of study of the women’s set of adornments and attire items existed in the Middle Dnieper and the Dnieper Left Bank region at the beginning of the Early Middle Ages. This set was reflected in hoards of the so-called antiquities of the Antae. At the first stage (end of the 19th century — 1920s), the accumulation and initial interpretation of the material took place. At the second stage (1930—1950s), “antiquities of the Antae” were considered mainly in the context of global ethnic and cultural and historical reconstructions. At the third stage (1960—1980s), Early Slavic sites were discovered in the Dnieper region. Women’s adornments and costume accessories were attracted to characterize the material culture of the early Slavic population. The modern fourth stage began in 1990s. Its distinctive feature is the formation of the concept on women's attire as an original historical source. Analysis of this source allows us to take a fresh look at some key points in the history of the Dnieper region at the end of the Migration Period.

Средневековые перстни с пентаграммой в Юго-Западном Крыму: происхождение, распространение, датировка

Средневековые перстни с пентаграммой в Юго-Западном Крыму: происхождение, распространение, датировка
(Medieval Finger Rings with Pentagram in the South-Western Crimea: Origin, Distribution, Dating)

Author(s):Anna V. Mastykova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:171-180
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Crimea; Byzantium; Balkan region; Middle Byzantine period; funerary sites; pentagram / pentalpha rings
Summary/Abstract:A finger ring with a pentagram was found in tomb 7 of the Gorzuvity necropolis, which served as the basis for this research in order to study the origin and the distribution of such jewelry, to identify analogies and to clarify their dating. Parallels from the South-Western Crimea and from other territories of the Byzantine world are given. A study of sample of such rings allowed us to identify several features that are most characteristic of the 10th—12th centuries. On this basis, the ring with pentalpha from Gorzuvity necropolis was previously dated to the 9th—11th centuries, not excluding the 12th century. Perhaps, with the help of the natural science methods implemented at present time, we will be able to clarify this date. The pentagram rings are of Byzantine origin, since they were distributed both in Byzantium itself and in its adjacent territories. Considering the finds from closed complexes, the rings appear in the 6th—7th centuries, the most widespread being from the 9th to the 11th centuries, their number dropping in the 12th century. Apparently, it was not an expensive mass production, these products being worn by citizens and residents of settlements. Such rings had an apotropaic character, because the image of the pentagram was supposed to ward off misfortune and evil from a person, whereas the signs of wear indicate that these jewelries were worn daily. Pentagram rings certainly reflect Byzantine fashion, they demonstrate the aesthetic and religious preferences of the peripheral population and testify to a uniform culture in the Byzantine world in the Middle Ages.

Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat

Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat
(Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat)

Author(s):Silviu Oţa
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Page Range:181-190
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Carpathian-Danube region; 13th—16th cc.; earring; filigree; granulation; pendant; link; hoard; grave
Summary/Abstract:The article discusses the structure of the earrings with hemstitched spherical pendants, decorated in the granulation and filigree technique, found on the territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat. In total, finds from 11 locations were analyzed (Cetăţeni-Poiana Târgului, Ilidia-Obliţa, Reşiţa-Ogăşele — necropolises; Buruieneşti, Şuşiţa, Braşov, Cotul Morii-Popricani, Olteni, Schinetea, Dubovac, Şaptebani, Cotnari — hoards). This decoration pattern is found on the circular link earrings, but also on the question mark shaped earrings (Ilidia-Obliţa, Braşov, Dubovac, Schinetea). Their chronology is mainly determined by the hoard coins. The items were also analyzed in terms of structure and decoration. From a chronological point of view, they were spread from the thirteenth century to the early sixteenth century. Their occurrence is typical for the communities south and east of the Carpathians, but also in the Banat or southern Transylvania, exactly in the same places where the Byzantine items or the items of Balkan tradition were in fashion during the previous centuries.

Перстни из сельских погребальных памятников Тверского Верхневолжья XI—XIII вв.

Перстни из сельских погребальных памятников Тверского Верхневолжья XI—XIII вв.
(Finger-rings from the Rural Burial Sites of the Tver Upper Volga of 11th—13th Centuries)

Author(s):Yulia V. Stepanova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:191-199
No. of Pages:9
Keywords:Old Rus’; Upper Volga; finger-ring; typology; chronology; burial
Summary/Abstract:The article presents the characteristic of finger-rings from the Old Russian burial monuments of Upper Volga basin. A typology of finger-rings is offered. It consists of classes, types and subtypes highlighted by morphological features of the hoop. The quantitative characteristic of finds of different types is offered. The predominant types are wire (including twisted) and rod finger-rings. The number of plate wide-intermediate finger-rings is considerable. Shield finger-rings and finger-rings with insert are rare for the Upper Volga. Single finds of plate finger-rings with a slit hoop come from a microregion close to the «Vyatichi area». The collection of finger-rings from Old Russian burial sites of the Upper Volga has similarities with the set of finger-rings from Belozerye and from Tver, where the wire and rod finger-rings also prevail.

Браслет с арабской надписью и львиной личиной с городища Костешть XIV в. (Молдова)

Браслет с арабской надписью и львиной личиной с городища Костешть XIV в. (Молдова)
(Bracelet with Arabic Inscription and Leonine Mask Found in Costeşti Town of the 14th Century (Moldova))

Author(s):Ana Boldureanu
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:201-206
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Pruto-Dniester interfluve; 14th c.; Golden Horde; bracelet; lion mask; Arabic inscription; “knot of happiness”
Summary/Abstract:A bronze bracelet and a fragment of another bracelet of the same type, found in the Golden Horde settlement of Costeşti (Ialoveni district of the Republic of Moldova), were brought for identification to the National Museum of History of Moldova in the summer of 2015. The items correspond to the band-shaped bracelet type, whose ends do not connect. The ends of both objects are decorated by stylized leonine mask. Their surface is covered by identical Arabic inscriptions separated by an ornament named «the lucky knot»and set reversed to each other. The inscription on the bracelet contains wishes of prosperity, health and luck. All these symbols, considered to have magical functions, could have been interpreted by their wearers as amulets.

Некоторые украшения и детали костюма Торецкого городского поселения

Некоторые украшения и детали костюма Торецкого городского поселения
(Some Jewelry and Costume Details of the Toretskoe Urban Settlement)

Author(s):Svetlana I. Valiulina
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 15th Century
Page Range:207-218
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Middle Volga region; Kazan Khanate; Southern and Central Europe; 15th century; intercultural interaction; jewelry; Hanseatic seals
Summary/Abstract:The multi-ethnic population of the Toretskoe urban settlement of the 15th century on the southern borders of the Kazan Khanate is evidenced by the presence of the Russian and Finno-Ugric peoples’ cultural materials such as ceramics, items of personal piety, and traditional jewelry in the rich collection of the site.The items analyzed in the article do not have any ethno-cultural affiliation, but rather reflect all-European medieval fashion and reveal the contacts of the Middle Volga in the Late Middle Ages. Details of the belt set from the Toretskoe urban settlement find a wide range of analogies among the sites of Southern and Central Europe. A brass bell and waist pads are characterized by close geography of the main analogies. Obviously, the Siberian finds of such bells require further comparative-and-typological analysis and interdisciplinary approach. A silver ring illustrates a narrower direction, that is relations with the Crimea, which — judging by other finds — were traditional for Toretskoe.Thus, jewelry and costume details suggest the region’s involvement in the pan-European cultural and economic space, which is confirmed by the finds of Hanseatic trade seals.

Древнерусский клад из с. Новые Безрадичи Киевской области

Древнерусский клад из с. Новые Безрадичи Киевской области
(Ancient Russian Treasure Hoard from Novi Bezradychi of Kyiv Oblast)

Author(s):Liudmila V. Strokova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:221-226
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Ancient Rus’; 11th—13th centuries; Tumoshch town; hoards; jewelry; torques; bracelets
Summary/Abstract:The collection of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine contains a hoard found in the village of Novi Bezradychi (Kyiv oblast, Obukhiv region). The hoard was handed over to the Museum in 1988. Near the place where the hoard was found, in the village of Stari Bezradychi, there are ramparts of the Ancient Rus’ fort dated back to the 11th — 13th centuries and identified by the researchers as the Ancient Rus’ town of Tumoshch, which is mentioned in chronicles. To date, the hoard has not been introduced into scientific discussion. The hoard contains six items: twisted torques and twisted bracelets, as well as two unidentifiable fragments of décor. A feature of the hoard is the lack of locks and tips for the torques and bracelets; and this complicates the dating of that complex. The bracelets and torques fall within the turn of the 11th and the 12th centuries through the end of the 12th century, but the crinum-shaped ornaments on the decorative plate are characteristic of the second half of the 12th — the mid of the 13th century. Generally, this set of items can be dated to the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries through the second half of the 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. The preservation of the hoard and the broken-off jewelry tips make it possible to consider the hoard as a stock of raw material for craftsman’s work and probably possessed by a jeweler. Burying of the hoard could well have been caused by the Polovtsian raids, as well as by seizing and plundering of Kyiv by the troops led by Andrey Bogolyubski in 1169, and also by the Tatar-Mongol invasion.

Предметы древнерусского головного и шейного ювелирного убора в фондовом собрании Национального Киево-Печерского историко-культурного заповедника

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
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:227-235
No. of Pages:9
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.

Ювелирные изделия эпохи Волжской Болгарии из фондов Самарского областного историко-краеведческого музея им. П. В. Алабина

Ювелирные изделия эпохи Волжской Болгарии из фондов Самарского областного историко-краеведческого музея им. П. В. Алабина
(Jewelry of the Volga Bulgaria Era from the Funds of the Samara Museum for Historical and Regional Studies named after P. V. Alabin)

Author(s):Anna F. Kochkina, Dmitriy A. Stashenkov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:237-247
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:Volga Bulgaria; Samara Luka; jewelry; earrings; chains; breast jewelry; pendants;bracelets;
Summary/Abstract:In the funds of the Samara Museum for History and Regional Studies named after P. V. Alabin there is a small collection of jewelry made of precious metals by the Volga Bulgarians of the 12th — early 13th century. The article describes items from this collection that originate from the sites of Volga Bulgaria in the Samara region. The range of jewelry products in Volga Bulgaria includes a variety of personal jewelry. A special place is occupied by items from the Zhiguli hoard, discovered on the Samara Luka and representing an outstanding example of Bulgarian jewelry art of the pre-Mongol period. These artifacts are evidence not only of the high level of development of the Volga Bulgarians’ metalworking craft, but also indicators of the level of artistic representations of society as a whole within the cultural traditions of the Muslim East.

Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow

Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow
(Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow)

Author(s):Mirosław Piotr Kruk
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Visual Arts, History of Art
Page Range:251-264
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Byzantium; Hilandar; Simonopetra; Czartoryski; encolpion; St. Sabbas; St. Sava; St. Simeon; minor arts
Summary/Abstract:One of the most precious Byzantine objects in the collection of the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow is the double-sided pendant in the form of a carved wooden medallion (9.8 × 7.2 × 1.5 cm) with a refined openwork filigree silver-gilt mount studded with pearls and garnets (inv. no. MNK XIII-475). There is a depiction of the Virgin and Child on the front and of three saints with a temple model on the back. Its features suggest that it was made in the second half of the 18th century, probably in one of the monastic centers on Mount Athos, perhaps at Simonopetra or — even more plausibly — at Hilandar; and all the more so if the figures depicted in the medallion actually are St. Sava, the first Serbian Archbishop, and St. Simeon, his father and the first Serbian king.

Фрагменты серебряных окладов богослужебных предметов из раскопок Большого Шепетовского городища

Фрагменты серебряных окладов богослужебных предметов из раскопок Большого Шепетовского городища
(Fragments of the Silver Frames of Liturgical Items from the Excavation of a Large Fortified Settlement near Shepetоvka)

Author(s):Anna A. Peskova, Aleksandra Yu. Kononovich
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:265-275
No. of Pages:11
Keywords:Byzantium; Old Rus; silver frames; icons; procession crosses
Summary/Abstract:Fragments of plates of silver frames of liturgical objects with minted floral ornaments were found in the collection of archaeological materials stored in the State Hermitage Museum and among those originating from the excavations of the Large fortified settlement near Shepetоvka (second half of the 12th — first half of the 13th centuries). They differed stylistically and used to decorate once different objects. It was possible to reconstruct a large procession cross with a lush floral ornament and distinguish two crowns from the decoration of an icon, executed less luxuriantly, possibly by another master. The design and stylistic features of the cross find parallels among the Byzantine procession crosses of the 11th—12th centuries, covered with silver frames. At the same time, the reconstructed cross has significant differences, which allows it to be attributed to the first similar works of the ancient Russian masters of the 12th century (?) who followed Byzantine tradition.

Драгоценные украшения на древнерусских иконах по «свидетельству» резных и литых образков XIII века

Драгоценные украшения на древнерусских иконах по «свидетельству» резных и литых образков XIII века
(Precious Ornaments on Old Russian Icons: Evidence of Carved and Cast Images from the Thirteenth Century)

Author(s):Irina A. Sterligova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, History of Art
Page Range:277-284
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Old Russian icons; thirteenth century; precious ornaments; carved and cast images
Summary/Abstract:The iconography of a number of small Old Russian icons from the first third of the thirteenth century, made of stone, clay or copper alloy, confirms the tradition, known from written sources, of votive ornaments in the form of gold and silver collars, both wound and sickle-shaped, on particularly venerated icons. The paper examines the sources of this tradition and the influence upon it of international contacts: similar ornaments on sacred images may be traced in Western Europe and among the Cumans. The miniature icons that have been discovered, which reproduce the form of the most venerated icons, supplement our idea of the religious art of Old Rus’, the canon of which was received from Byzantium, but was realised in an original manner, reflecting local realities and artistic tastes.

Золотые колты с изображениями святых: манера исполнения и неизвестные особенности стиля

Золотые колты с изображениями святых: манера исполнения и неизвестные особенности стиля
(Gold Cloisonné Kolty with Images of Saints: their Manufacturing Manner and Unknown Style Features)

Author(s):Ljudmila V. Pekarska
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Visual Arts, History of Art
Page Range:285-298
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Old Rus; Kiev; Vladimir; 11th—12th centuries; kolts; Cloisonné;Saints;
Summary/Abstract:Jewelry bearing images of saints, publicized in academic circles but without any greater study, are presented here in detail for the first time. Additional information has been introduced where such detail has been lacking on those found in foreign collections. The images, their forms and design compositions, characterizing the work of the Kiev’s princely workshops of the 11th—12th centuries, are analyzed. Attention is focused on separate stylistic features of manufacturing, previously unresearched.The study allowed us to conclude: that there were cases of stencils being re-used; that manufacturing to order of a pair of kolty by two masters took place — the main specialist, who was highly proficient in his drawing and cloisonné technique and his assistant, who was still gaining skills in producing such jewelry. This would explain the reason for stylistic differences in the details of face designs, garment decor and enamel tones.A new interpretation of Vladimir’s kolts of the 12th century is proposed, revising the prevailing school of thought in literature about their provincialism and imperfection.

Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality

Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality
(Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality)

Author(s):Ion Tentiuc, Valeriu Bubulici
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:299-307
No. of Pages:9
Keywords:Carpathian-Dniester region; early Middle Ages; miniature axes; iron; bronze; dating; origin; functionality;semantics;
Summary/Abstract:The article considers the iron and bronze miniature axes of the early medieval times found in the Carpathian-Dniester space. These artifacts belong to the category of objects found in different regions of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in the southeast of the continent, which date back to the 9th/10th—12th centuries. This period is characterized by a gradual warming of the climate, significant economic and demographic development of Europe, as well as a sudden increase in the activity of the Vikings, who combined armed attacks with trade activities, controlling the East European trade routes along the rivers to the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. The spread of Christianity, the apocalyptic fear of the approach of the year 1000 and the end of the world, the spread in Scandinavia of the cult of St. Olaf (Haraldson), the Norwegian king killed by the axe (1030), which became a symbol of his martyrdom and an iconographic attribute, gave rise to new waves of pilgrimage to the Holy Places. The routes of pilgrims who carried miniature axes with them could cross the regions east of the Carpathians, where other objects associated with the pilgrimage were discovered. It should be noted that the weight of miniature axes practically coincides with the fractions of the Baghdad “ounce” of the 9th—10th centuries, and this suggests that they could also be used as weights bringing good luck to Scandinavians in commercial transactions.

Топор с изображением древнерусского княжеского знака из окрестностей Чернигова

Топор с изображением древнерусского княжеского знака из окрестностей Чернигова
(The Axe with the Image of an Ancient Russian Ducal Sign from the Outskirts of Chernihiv)

Author(s):Serge V. Beletsky
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:311-313
No. of Pages:3
Summary/Abstract:The picture of the silver inlaid iron axe was published in the Internet in 2019. Besides the wattled ornament, the incrustation includes an image of an ancient Russian ducal sign in the form of trident. According to the finders´ information, the axe originates from the outskirts of Chernihiv. The sign on that axe belonged to the duke Vladimir Svyatoslavovich.The finds of the silver inlaid axes with ducal signs are rare but not unique. A similar axe which had images of two ducal signs along with a geometrical ornament was found in 2011 during the excavations of a mound on Shekshovo-9 burial ground near Suzdal. There is a silver inlaid ducal sign at the end face of the axe from the mound excavated on Nikolskoye III burial ground.The finds listed above indicate that the use of ceremonial weapons with the images of ducal emblems was not uncommon in the Ancient Rus. Obviously, such axes were the same regalia of power as heraldic pendants, but they only represented the insignia of military power, and not the civilian one.

Печати княгини Марины

Печати княгини Марины
(Seals of Princess Marina)

Author(s):Branislav Lesák, Natalia V. Khamaiko, Olena Ye. Chernenko
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:315-329
No. of Pages:15
Keywords:Old Rus’; Kyiv; Chernihiv; Bratislava; seal; Princess Marina; Vsevolod Yaroslavich; Eupraxia-Adelheid
Summary/Abstract:The article proposes a comparative analysis of new finds of the Old Rus’ian female lead seals of two types from Chernihiv and Bratislava castle.The first seal was discovered in 2007 near the so-called «Blagovishchenska» Church (Annunciation Church) on the citadel of the Old Rus’ian Chernihiv, in cultural layers dated by the late 11th — early 12th centuries. The seal was stamped twice with a rotation up to 160°, which led to the imposition of images and inscriptions. The seal almost completely repeats type 116 by V. L. Yanin, attributed to “Princess Mary” and previously known for two finds in Kyiv. The Chernihiv specimen was made by another pair of stamps or by renovated ones.Seal from excavations in 2009 in the courtyard of the Bratislava castle comes from the middle part of the filling of the pit dated to the end of the 11th — the first half of the 12th century. The Bratislava seal represents the same iconographic type and the invocative inscription as type 116, but it differs in details and the inscription includes a longer form of the name of the seal’s owner — “Marina”. These features allow us to distinguish the seal as a separate type 116a.The new finds of the seals independently confirm the dating of both types to the last quarter of the 11th — early 12th centuries. They also clarify the princess’s full name. In the context of the attribution of the seals to the second wife of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Vsevolod Yaroslavich, we can offer an explanation for the discovery of the Old Rus’ian female lead seal in Bratislava castle through a prism of the correspondence mailed by the princess Marina to her daughter Eupraxia-Adelheid during the latter’s brief stay in Hungary on the way to Rus’ in 1097.

Загадка одного портрета: Мария Владимировна Старицкая или Мария (Лупу) Радзивилл?

Загадка одного портрета: Мария Владимировна Старицкая или Мария (Лупу) Радзивилл?
(The Mystery of One Portrait: Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya or Maria (Lupu) Radziwill?)

Author(s):Lilia Zabolotnaia
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, 17th Century
Page Range:331-337
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:Maria (Lupu) Radziwill; Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya; 17th century; portrait; costume; Rosenborg; State Historical Museum (Moscow)
Summary/Abstract:The main objective of this study is an attempt to identify one of the portraits of Maria (Lupu) Radziwill, lost more than 300 years ago. The original of the portrait was found by the author in 2019, in the Rosenborg Castle (Copenhagen, Denmark). A copy of the portrait is kept in the State Historical Museum (Moscow). Both in Rosenborg and in Moscow, until now, the portrait was considered a portrait of Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya. The author, based on comparative and retrospective methods of historical research, in terms of chronology and typology compared already known, attributed images and systematized the data for constructing the arguments. The basis for the refutation of the existing attribution of the portrait was the mismatch of the costume of the depicted lady with the Russian style, era, etc. According to the author of the study, it is the costume of the portrait’s heroine that irrefutably indicates that this is not Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya, but Maria (Lupu) Radziwill, since it reflects her national origin.

Информативность химического состава средневекового металла на примере двух групп украшений из медных сплавов

Информативность химического состава средневекового металла на примере двух групп украшений из медных сплавов
(Informational Value of Medieval Metal’s Chemical Composition Based on Two Groups of Copper-Alloy Jewelry)

Author(s):Ksenia S. Chugunova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages
Page Range:341-352
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:North-West Rus’; 11th—14th centuries; small jingle bells; round pendants; chemical composition of metal; copper-based alloys;analysis;
Summary/Abstract:This paper addresses chemical composition of copper-based alloy in two groups of jewelry: round pendants and small (jingle) bells. Jewelry items were excavated in the burial complexes of the North-West part of Russia (11th—14th centuries). Their chemical composition was studied by XRF and SEM-EDX methods. The results of this analysis were shown to be informative for the purposes clarification of the date and the origin of the jewelry. There is a noticeable chronological trend in tin content in the alloys of round laced pendants. Certain dissimilarity existed in some components in the small bells from different regions (“Gdov” barrows and eastern periphery of the Izhora plateau).

Древнерусские кресты-энколпионы: опыт нейтронной и синхротронной визуализации

Древнерусские кресты-энколпионы: опыт нейтронной и синхротронной визуализации
(Medieval Russian Cross Pendants: Neutron and Synchrotron Imaging Experience)

Author(s):Irina E. Zaytseva, Ekaterina S. Kovalenko, Konstantin M. Podurets, Mikhail M. Murashev
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:353-362
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Kievan Rus’; cross pendants; methodology; neutron and synchrotron radiography and tomography;3D models;
Summary/Abstract:The article presents the experience of studying closed Medieval Russian cross pendants using modern nuclear physics methods: neutron and synchrotron radiography and tomography. The work was carried out on the equipment base of the National research center “Kurchatov Institute”. Non-destructive methods of analysis are described. They allow to determine the configuration of encolpions’ internal cavities without opening the leafs, to fix the presence of sacred relics, their nature and distribution in the cavities. The examples of research of 4 encolpions from the rural sites of Suzdal Opolie and Novgorod are given. 3D models of encolpions were built on the basis of tomographic sections. Some show the internal space of the crosses with the location of relics, others show the features of corrosion of the leaves. A special model was created for the black decor (niello) of one of the crosses. Building 3D models provides work with archaeological and museum artifacts at the modern high-tech level: scientific analysis, creation of virtual and real copies, demonstration for the promotion of cultural heritage objects.

Украшения из легкоплавких сплавов в городском ювелирном наборе XII—XIII вв. (по материалам из раскопок Твери)

Украшения из легкоплавких сплавов в городском ювелирном наборе XII—XIII вв. (по материалам из раскопок Твери)
(Pewter Jewelry in the Urban Jewelry Set in 12th—13th cc. (According to the Materials from Excavations in Tver))

Author(s):Irina A. Saprykina
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:363-368
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Old Russia; Tver; Medieval Age; jewelries; tin; imitations; style
Summary/Abstract:The article adresses a series of pendants of tin and fusible alloy, found during excavations at the stadium “Khimik” (the Tver Kremlin) in 2013. Tin jewelry mainly belong to the urban jewelry collection, which finds analogies in hoards, concealed during the events of 1234—1238. Tin, in relation to the analyzed decorations, is a kind of a ‘simulacre’ of a high status precious metal (silver) and was used to manufacture overall pretty good ‘imitations’ of higher-status types of jewelry.

Химический состав металла нательных крестов из поселений Устье 2, 3 на Куликовом поле

Химический состав металла нательных крестов из поселений Устье 2, 3 на Куликовом поле
(Chemical Composition of Metal Used in Breast Crosses from Ustye 2, 3 Settlements on the Kulikovo Field)

Author(s):Mikhail I. Gonyanyi, Tatiana G. Saracheva
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, 17th Century
Page Range:369-380
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Upper Don area; Kulikovo field; pre-Mongol period; Golden Horde period; underwear crosses; copper-base alloys
Summary/Abstract:A study of chemical composition of metal used in 16 breast crosses found in Ustye 2,3 settlements (Kimovsky district of the Tula Oblast) helped to identify different types of copper-base alloys. It was found that the tin-lead bronze, typical for the non-ferrous metalworking of this territory in the 12th — first half of the 13th century, was still in use in production of crosses during the Golden Horde time. A breast cross of the 17th century was made from a different raw material — multicomponent bronze containing zinc. The sample included well-known and rarely found types of crosses. Planygraphic analysis of finds showed that Ustye 2, 3 settlements stand out among other sites of the Upper Don area by concentration of crosses.

Горны на курганах (открытие средневекового металлургического квартала в Пскове при раскопках 2016—2019 гг.)

Горны на курганах (открытие средневекового металлургического квартала в Пскове при раскопках 2016—2019 гг.)
(Metallurgical Furnaces on the Burial Mounds (discovery of the medieval metallurgy district in Pskov during excavations in 2016—2019))

Author(s):Elena V. Salmina, Sergey A. Salmin
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Economic history, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century, 16th Century
Page Range:381-388
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Medieval Rus; Pskov; metalworking; industrial district; metallurgical furnace; metallurgical hearth;jewelry;
Summary/Abstract:The rescue archaeological excavations, held on the territory of the former thermal electric power plant in Pskov prior to its renovation, revealed a medieval “metallurgy quarters” which existed on this territory in the 13th—16th centuries beyond the fortification walls. The manufacturing center occurred on the site of the burial grounds of the 10th — first half of the 11th cc. thus having destroyed many burial mounds. It is indicative that the raw materials used by the local metallurgists contained a significant amount of fragmented and deformed jewelry, some of which may have highly likely come from the destroyed burials. To date, no clusters of industrial complexes that occupied such an area in the absence of residential development have been found on the territory of Medieval Pskov. The discovery of such a production quarter in Pskov allows us to revise both the history of urban development and the organization of production processes in one of the largest urban centers of North-Western Russia.

К вопросу о древней технологии смоловарения

К вопросу о древней технологии смоловарения
(Revisiting the Ancient Technique of Tar-making)

Author(s):Tatiana B. Senichenkova, Sergei O. Uriupov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:389-394
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Old Rus; Staraya Ladoga; Viking Age; gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS); pine resin; tar
Summary/Abstract:The substance in a clay pot found during excavations in Ladoga was considered using GC-MC as a product of coniferous resin heat-treating, possibly used for ancient ships’ sealing. Substances of almost the same composition were found on wooden paddles (mops) used as tools for tarring.Examined samples originate from the different areas of the settlement are chronologically distant by at least one century. This suggests existence of a stable technique created empirically by Ladoga craftsmen who used it for a long period of time.

Поясные украшения IX в. из погребений древних мадьяр Днестро-Дунайского региона

Поясные украшения IX в. из погребений древних мадьяр Днестро-Дунайского региона
(Belt Fittings of the 9th Century from the Early Magyar Burials of the Dniester-Danube Region)

Author(s):Oleksii V. Komar
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:397-406
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:early Magyars; Subbotsy type graves; Nagyszentmiklós hoard; toreutics; belt sets
Summary/Abstract:The Dniester-Danube group of the Subbotsy type graves is noticeably geographically isolated from the main area of the early Magyar burials in the Northern Black Sea region. This makes it suitable in terms of studying the local characteristics of the material culture of the population.The very rare finds of belt sets and harness ornaments is one of such conspicuous features. Despite the limited number of the toreutics objects from the Dniester-Danube group graves, they demonstrate heterogeneity, a mixture of two opposite cultural impulses. The first one is “Volga-Ural” impulse, it is represented by belt fittings from Slobodzeya grave 18, Buciumeni find and Răducăneni hoard. They repeat or imitate the types of belt sets from the outlet region of the early Magyar migration to the west. The second impulse — “Danubian” — is represented by a buckle from Slobodzeya grave 18, decorated by floral ornaments vessels No. 13, 14 and 20, 21 from the Nagyszentmiklós hoard, and by a strap-end from Buciumeni which imitates the decor of a strap-end from Mikulčice.The appearance of the “Danubian” group of objects was the result of the interaction of the early Magyars with the local population, most likely, from the Bulgarian state, where several items of the “Nagyszentmiklós” style were also discovered. Written accounts confirm that such union did take place in 837, when the Magyars acted together with the Bulgarians against Byzantium.

The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest

The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest
(The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest)

Author(s):Erwin Gáll
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:407-414
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Bucharest; Lake Tei; 10th century; material culture; “Hungarian warrior”
Summary/Abstract:In 1959, a brief, quarter page long report concerning a 10th century grave of a “Hungarian warrior” who died in the battle against the Bulgars was published by Sebastian Morintz and D. V. Rosetti. However, they did not clarify when and how the finds were recovered; the excavation project documentation has no records provided concerning the grave itself. Consequently, the author supposes that the finds recovered at Lake Tei near Bucharest were uncritically interpreted as a grave from the 10th century. These finds are without clear archaeological context and documentation, and should be removed from the list of 10th century Hungarian graves outside of the Carpathian Basin.

Погребение из Владычень с украшением венгерского облика

Погребение из Владычень с украшением венгерского облика
(Grave from Vladycheni with Adornment of the Hungarian Type)

Author(s):Maksym V. Kvitnytskyi, Nicolai P. Telnov, Vitalii S. Sinika, Sergey D. Lysenko, Attila Türk
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:415-423
No. of Pages:9
Keywords:left bank of the Lower Danube; 9th—10th centuries; Hungarians; Magyars; burial; plate-rosette
Summary/Abstract:It is the first introduction of a funerary complex, investigated at the Vladycheni-I cemetery on the left bank of the Lower Danube. The only bronze plate with the image of an eight-petal rosette with a rounded projection in the center was preserved in the completely looted grave. This item, undoubtedly, belongs to the Hungarian artistic repoussage. This circumstance allows us to consider such finds (as well as their replicas on foil) as reliable markers of the early Magyars’ presence in the North-West Black Sea region.

Некоторые особенности использования монет в ювелирном искусстве в средние века

Некоторые особенности использования монет в ювелирном искусстве в средние века
(Some Features of the Use of Coins in Jewelry in the Middle Ages)

Author(s):Sergey N. Travkin
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries
Page Range:427-431
No. of Pages:5
Keywords:Eastern Europe; Dniester-Prut region; Middle Ages; coin; numismatics; money; religion; hoard; trade; jewelry
Summary/Abstract:The article examines the use of coins in jewelry. The research focuses on two hoards from Bessarabiaand analyzes their composition and chronology. Both hoards include silver and billon coins. One of them consists of coins and jewelry. There is a chronological gap between the hoard coins. The time of formation and concealment date back to different periods. Coins from one hoard were probably used as raw materials for jewelry. The second one was used for making up treasures or for raw materials. Judging by the hoards, coins in Bessarabia quickly went out of circulation. This was probably due to the use of coins for making jewelry. The question of the use of Byzantine coins in Christian worship remains open.

Древнерусские курганы могильника Которск IX

Древнерусские курганы могильника Которск IX
(Barrows with Inhumations from the Medieval Cemetery Kotorsk IX)

Author(s):Elena Robertovna Mikhaylova
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:433-446
No. of Pages:14
Keywords:Old Rus; 11th—12th centuries; funerary rite; funerary costume; barrows; inhumations
Summary/Abstract:The article discusses the research results of a group of several barrows with inhumations of the 11th — beg. 12th centuries (Kotorsk IX), which is part of the archaeological complex near Kotorsk village in the north of the Pskov region. The barrows were built on the edge of the burial ground with scattered cremations of the 10th—11th centuries, probably the barrows were successively associated with it. Small objects found in burials are typical of medieval Russian inhumations of the 11th — beg. 12th centuries, some ceramic forms have their own features. A number of features in the internal structure of the studied barrows correlate with the funerary rituals of the Long Barrows Culture and, probably, provide new information about the specific participation of this culture’s bearers in the formation of medieval Russian culture in the Northwest.

Древнерусская погребальная культура Новгородской земли. Хронологические индикаторы раннего этапа

Древнерусская погребальная культура Новгородской земли. Хронологические индикаторы раннего этапа
(Ancient Russian Funeral Culture of the Novgorod Land. Chronological Indicators of Early Stage)

Author(s):Vladislav Yu. Sobolev
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:447-452
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Novgorod Land; medieval archaeology; chronology; Christianization; burial sites; funerary rite;decorations;
Summary/Abstract:The earliest phase of the formation of the Russian funerary rites still remains poorly studied since there are practically no reliably dated sites up to the mid-11th century. Beginning with the mid-11th century, Russian inhumations appear throughout the entire Novgorod Land demonstrating diverse variants of the rite but remaining nevertheless within the frame of the Christian canon.A detailed dendrochronology has been developed for Novgorod archaeology, due to which the types of antiquities from the excavations of Novgorod are well dated. The same types of things were found in funerary monuments of the rural population of Novgorod land. These circumstances give us the opportunity to distinguish small groups of chronologically significant things among them that go out of use no later than the mid-12th century. They perfectly mark the initial stage of the old Russian funerary culture of the Novgorod Land.

О редкой находке в Березове на севере Западной Сибири

О редкой находке в Березове на севере Западной Сибири
(A Rare Find from Berezov in the North of Western Siberia)

Author(s):Alexandr V. Kurbatov
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Modern Age, 17th Century
Page Range:453-459
No. of Pages:7
Keywords:Western Siberia; Late Medieval Age; Berezov town; leather objects; carabine holster (olstra)
Summary/Abstract:In 2018, at the townsite (late medieval posad or suburb) within the modern urban settlement of Berezovo, in the north of Western Siberia, at the low reaches of the Ob River (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen Oblast), eight horizons of dwelling and economic buildings of the 17th—18th century were excavated. At estate no. 8, in the fifth building horizon, remains of a dwelling log-house no. 20 and adjoining log household building no. 20A were uncovered. In the latter building, in a layer of rotten straw and manure, a rare archaeological object was found — a leather carabine holster (olstra) with embossed decoration. The estate was functioning in the second half of the 17th century.The holster from Berezovo was the sevenths find of this kind of leather objects in the whole history of archaeological investigations in the Russian Federation. The holster is intended for carrying carabine on the shooter’s back or being suspended on the front pommel of the saddle. It was suspended with the help of belts run through holes in the holster, similarly to the finds from Moscow. To the Moscow find, the Berezovo find is close also in terms of its purpose — used for a carabine, as well as the decorative ornamentation with incised figures. This fact suggests that this object was manufactured by Moscow artisans.

От разноцветных ниточек до косточек и ножиков: к истории этнографических предметов давнего детства

От разноцветных ниточек до косточек и ножиков: к истории этнографических предметов давнего детства
(From Multi-Colored Threads to Bones and Small Knives: towards history of ethnographic objects from remote childhood)

Author(s):Nicolaj D. Russev
Language:Russian
Subject(s):Anthropology, Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Page Range:461-466
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:left bank of the Lower Danube; 60s. 20th century; childhood environment; colouring; amulets; martenitsa; sarma; boys’ games; arshitsi; small knives; Turkic traditions
Summary/Abstract:The author addresses artifacts of traditional culture shared by the Bulgarians from the left bank of the Lower Danube in 1960s. He reviews some peculiarities of this environment, which gradually introduced children to the adult world. These were the things that protected the growing generation from the harm and secured their health and wellbeing. The author describes the differently colored amulets (martenitsa) and wedding frippery (sarma). Special attention is paid to boys’ games, such as dice (arshitsi) and knives, which reflected some centennial values of the Turkic nomads. Particularly, this concerns analogous use of cold weapons and their transmission from generation to generation.

Ювелирные изделия клада из Феттерсфельде: в поисках нарратива, автора и адресата

Ювелирные изделия клада из Феттерсфельде: в поисках нарратива, автора и адресата
(Jewellery from Vettersfelde Hoard: in search of the narrative, its author and recipient)

Author(s):Denis A. Topal
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Military history, Ancient World
Page Range:469-478
No. of Pages:10
Keywords:Vettersfelde; Witaszkowo; hoard; Scythian period; Cyzicus;animal style;
Summary/Abstract:Among all the hoards consisting the ceremonial akinakai the assemblage of items discovered in 1882 near the Vettersfelde village is the most reliable. It contained richly decorated golden objects in conventional geometric and animal style. Judging by the plots presented on the objects in the animal style like a fish-shaped plaque, a clover-shaped phalera and a scabbard of a sword, they make up a solid ensemble, most likely made simultaneously in one workshop. Most scholars have dated the hoard within the framework of the late 6th — early 5th centuries BC, at the same time, among all of the objects of this set of items, the sword occupies the earliest part of the chronological range. The manufacturing of hoard items from Vettersfelde is usually associated with the Milesian colonies of the Pontic region, while for the artist certain bilingualism is documented, allowing him to use both Greek and barbaric expressive means — pairing, symmetry, repetition and antithesis, among them. Most likely, the choice of metaphors for the narrative was not accidental, and, undoubtfully was recognized both by its performer and the recipient, but the metaphor of the lion hunting deer was apparently the main one and therefore is repeated on all objects of the zoomorphic ensemble. If the localization of the hoard production is moved beyond the northern or western coast of the Black Sea, then it can be noted that the Milesian colonies of Eastern Greece can also claim the role of a source of origin for Vettersfelde hoard. In particular, according to many parameters, Cyzicus is suitable.

Женские украшения и возникновение Древнерусского государства: заметки на полях проблемы

Женские украшения и возникновение Древнерусского государства: заметки на полях проблемы
(Women’s Jewelry and the Origin of Old Russian State: Some Remarks in the Margins of the Issue)

Author(s):Aleksey A. Romanchuk
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Page Range:479-486
No. of Pages:8
Keywords:Old Russian state; Gnezdovo; Ladoga; Scandinavians; Varangians; Slavs; horseshoe fibulae; sundress; toponym; etymology;trade;
Summary/Abstract:The paper presents some thoughts on the issue of archaeological data interpretation (concerning women’s jewelry) in the context of processes that led to the formation of Old Russian state. The author critically considers the ideas about the “Scandinavian control on the Baltic-Volga trade route” and “Scandinavian colonies” in the Eastern Europe. The author raises also a question on the initial political status and real role in the formation of the Old Russian state of the emerging trade-specialized settlements in the Ladoga and Gnezdovo.

Парадоксы рецепции византийской культуры в Древней Руси

Парадоксы рецепции византийской культуры в Древней Руси
(Paradoxes of the Reception of Byzantine Culture in Medieval Rus’)

Author(s):Aleksandr E. Musin
Language:Russian
Subject(s):History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Middle Ages
Page Range:487-498
No. of Pages:12
Keywords:Eastern Europe; Byzantium; translations from Greek; material culture; reception; periodization;historical memory;
Summary/Abstract:The article analyses the reception of Byzantine culture in medieval Eastern Europe, especially the selection and transfer of its elements and their subsequent transformation, and establishes a correlation between the reception of texts and elements of material culture. The importance of archeology in the study of reception, which is considered as the local materialization of Byzantine culture, is stressed. The regional differentiation of reception and its periodization is proposed as following: 6th—8th, 9th—10th, 11th—13th, 14th—15th centuries. The importance of South Slavic intermediary cultures in the transmission of Byzantine culture to Eastern Europe is emphasized. The author concludes that, despite the political and geographical changes in the Byzantine Empire, the territories that once belonged to it continued to be perceived in Eastern Europe as a “great Byzantium”, regardless of their Islamization or Latinization. As a result, the reception of Byzantine culture in Eastern Europe was of a spontaneous and occasional nature. Despite the fact that several Byzantine phenomena which did not preserve in the Mediterranean region were kept nearly intact in Eastern Europe, the general image of Byzantium in the local culture and consciousness turned out to be very limited and specific. In modern times it led sometimes to the abuse of historical memory in social and political life.

Jewellery Consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, 17th—18th centuries

Jewellery Consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, 17th—18th centuries
(Jewellery Consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, 17th—18th centuries)

Author(s):Florentina Niţu
Language:English
Subject(s):History, Modern Age, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , 17th Century, 18th Century
Page Range:499-504
No. of Pages:6
Keywords:Wallachia; Moldavia; 17th—18th centuries; jewelleries consumption; luxury;fashion;
Summary/Abstract:The study explores the evolution of jewellery consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, during the 17th—18th centuries, from the perspective of the luxury consumption at the level of the elite. The documents that were analysed highlight a transition from oriental luxury, introduced through Phanariot rulers to Western luxury, directly inspired by contact with travellers or foreign officers and ambassadors passing through the Principalities, but also indirectly through fashion magazines. On the other hand, we can see that jewellery is closely related to fashion and follows the trends and consumer options in connection to it. They mark the social or political position, but also the cultural values adopted by the elite, which are expressed through in fashion choices. There are jewels that are neutral in terms of western or oriental influence, just as belt clasp (paftale) are directly related to the oriental costume. After the middle of the eighteenth century, we notice a mutation in the dowry sheets regarding the relationship between jewellery and clothing, in favour of the latter; the typology of jewellery is limited, but we find valuable jewellery, adorned with diamonds or diamonds and, also, the number of some of the pieces increases (rings, for example).

«На одно крыло — серебряная, На другое — золотая...» - Памяти Светланы Рябцевой ‘One Her Wing is Silver, the Other One is Made of Gold…’ - Selected papers in memory of Svetlana Ryabtseva

«Мои глаза ласкают твой портрет». Несколько штрихов к образу исследователя Светланы Рябцевой

«Мои глаза ласкают твой портрет». Несколько штрихов к образу исследователя Светланы Рябцевой (‘My eyes are fondling your portrait’. A few touches to the portrait of researcher Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Список научных публикаций С. С. Рябцевой

Список научных публикаций С. С. Рябцевой (List of works by Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Пальчатые фибулы типа Арчар-Истрия на Дунае и в Крыму

Пальчатые фибулы типа Арчар-Истрия на Дунае и в Крыму (Fingered Fibulae of Archar-HistriaType on the Danube and in the Crimea)

О форме и декоре ременных бляшек в раннесредневековой Болгарии

О форме и декоре ременных бляшек в раннесредневековой Болгарии (On the Shape and Decoration of Belt Mounts in the Early Medieval Bulgaria)

Накладка на сумку первой половины Х в. из Углича

Накладка на сумку первой половины Х в. из Углича (An Applique for a Bag of 900—950 from the Town of Uglich)

Восточные и византийские традиции в комплексе украшений женского костюма Руси (по материалам средневековых городов Беларуси)

О некоторых изобразительных источниках по средневековому костюму сербской знати

О некоторых изобразительных источниках по средневековому костюму сербской знати (About Some Graphic Sources on the Medieval Costume of the Serbian Nobility)

Фибула как инсигния в западноевропейском костюме

Фибула как инсигния в западноевропейском костюме (Fibula as Insignia in a Western-European Costume)

Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county

Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county (Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county)

Средневековый женский аксессуар головного убора из Республики Молдова

Средневековый женский аксессуар головного убора из Республики Молдова (Medieval Female Headpiece Found in the Republic of Moldova)

Об использовании украшений-реплик при реконструкции костюмных комплексов

Об использовании украшений-реплик при реконструкции костюмных комплексов (On Using Jewellery Replicas during Reconstruction of the Historical Dresses)

Кольца, височные кольца, браслеты, серьги, гривны — редкие аксессуары погребального убора культуры Черняхов — Сынтана-де-Муреш

Золотая пластина с монограммой из позднеантичной крепости на мысе Св. Атанас

Золотая пластина с монограммой из позднеантичной крепости на мысе Св. Атанас (Gold Plate with Monogram of the Late-Antique Fortress at Cape of St. Atanas)

«Реликтовые» формы украшений из Елшинского клада VII в. н. э.

«Реликтовые» формы украшений из Елшинского клада VII в. н. э. (“Relic” Forms of Jewelry from Elshino Hoard of the 7th Century AD)

История изучения женского металлического убора круга «древностей антов»

История изучения женского металлического убора круга «древностей антов» (History of Study of Women's Metal Attire from the “Antiquities of the Antae” Circle)

Средневековые перстни с пентаграммой в Юго-Западном Крыму: происхождение, распространение, датировка

Средневековые перстни с пентаграммой в Юго-Западном Крыму: происхождение, распространение, датировка (Medieval Finger Rings with Pentagram in the South-Western Crimea: Origin, Distribution, Dating)

Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat

Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat (Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat)

Перстни из сельских погребальных памятников Тверского Верхневолжья XI—XIII вв.

Перстни из сельских погребальных памятников Тверского Верхневолжья XI—XIII вв. (Finger-rings from the Rural Burial Sites of the Tver Upper Volga of 11th—13th Centuries)

Браслет с арабской надписью и львиной личиной с городища Костешть XIV в. (Молдова)

Браслет с арабской надписью и львиной личиной с городища Костешть XIV в. (Молдова) (Bracelet with Arabic Inscription and Leonine Mask Found in Costeşti Town of the 14th Century (Moldova))

Некоторые украшения и детали костюма Торецкого городского поселения

Некоторые украшения и детали костюма Торецкого городского поселения (Some Jewelry and Costume Details of the Toretskoe Urban Settlement)

Древнерусский клад из с. Новые Безрадичи Киевской области

Древнерусский клад из с. Новые Безрадичи Киевской области (Ancient Russian Treasure Hoard from Novi Bezradychi of Kyiv Oblast)

Предметы древнерусского головного и шейного ювелирного убора в фондовом собрании Национального Киево-Печерского историко-культурного заповедника

Ювелирные изделия эпохи Волжской Болгарии из фондов Самарского областного историко-краеведческого музея им. П. В. Алабина

Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow

Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow (Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow)

Фрагменты серебряных окладов богослужебных предметов из раскопок Большого Шепетовского городища

Драгоценные украшения на древнерусских иконах по «свидетельству» резных и литых образков XIII века

Драгоценные украшения на древнерусских иконах по «свидетельству» резных и литых образков XIII века (Precious Ornaments on Old Russian Icons: Evidence of Carved and Cast Images from the Thirteenth Century)

Золотые колты с изображениями святых: манера исполнения и неизвестные особенности стиля

Золотые колты с изображениями святых: манера исполнения и неизвестные особенности стиля (Gold Cloisonné Kolty with Images of Saints: their Manufacturing Manner and Unknown Style Features)

Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality

Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality (Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality)

Топор с изображением древнерусского княжеского знака из окрестностей Чернигова

Топор с изображением древнерусского княжеского знака из окрестностей Чернигова (The Axe with the Image of an Ancient Russian Ducal Sign from the Outskirts of Chernihiv)

Печати княгини Марины

Печати княгини Марины (Seals of Princess Marina)

Загадка одного портрета: Мария Владимировна Старицкая или Мария (Лупу) Радзивилл?

Загадка одного портрета: Мария Владимировна Старицкая или Мария (Лупу) Радзивилл? (The Mystery of One Portrait: Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya or Maria (Lupu) Radziwill?)

Информативность химического состава средневекового металла на примере двух групп украшений из медных сплавов

Древнерусские кресты-энколпионы: опыт нейтронной и синхротронной визуализации

Древнерусские кресты-энколпионы: опыт нейтронной и синхротронной визуализации (Medieval Russian Cross Pendants: Neutron and Synchrotron Imaging Experience)

Украшения из легкоплавких сплавов в городском ювелирном наборе XII—XIII вв. (по материалам из раскопок Твери)

Химический состав металла нательных крестов из поселений Устье 2, 3 на Куликовом поле

Химический состав металла нательных крестов из поселений Устье 2, 3 на Куликовом поле (Chemical Composition of Metal Used in Breast Crosses from Ustye 2, 3 Settlements on the Kulikovo Field)

Горны на курганах (открытие средневекового металлургического квартала в Пскове при раскопках 2016—2019 гг.)

К вопросу о древней технологии смоловарения

К вопросу о древней технологии смоловарения (Revisiting the Ancient Technique of Tar-making)

Поясные украшения IX в. из погребений древних мадьяр Днестро-Дунайского региона

Поясные украшения IX в. из погребений древних мадьяр Днестро-Дунайского региона (Belt Fittings of the 9th Century from the Early Magyar Burials of the Dniester-Danube Region)

The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest

The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest (The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest)

Погребение из Владычень с украшением венгерского облика

Погребение из Владычень с украшением венгерского облика (Grave from Vladycheni with Adornment of the Hungarian Type)

Некоторые особенности использования монет в ювелирном искусстве в средние века

Некоторые особенности использования монет в ювелирном искусстве в средние века (Some Features of the Use of Coins in Jewelry in the Middle Ages)

Древнерусские курганы могильника Которск IX

Древнерусские курганы могильника Которск IX (Barrows with Inhumations from the Medieval Cemetery Kotorsk IX)

Древнерусская погребальная культура Новгородской земли. Хронологические индикаторы раннего этапа

Древнерусская погребальная культура Новгородской земли. Хронологические индикаторы раннего этапа (Ancient Russian Funeral Culture of the Novgorod Land. Chronological Indicators of Early Stage)

О редкой находке в Березове на севере Западной Сибири

«На одно крыло — серебряная, На другое — золотая...» - Памяти Светланы Рябцевой
‘One Her Wing is Silver, the Other One is Made of Gold…’ - Selected papers in memory of Svetlana Ryabtseva

«Мои глаза ласкают твой портрет». Несколько штрихов к образу исследователя Светланы Рябцевой
(‘My eyes are fondling your portrait’. A few touches to the portrait of researcher Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Список научных публикаций С. С. Рябцевой
(List of works by Svetlana Ryabtseva)

Пальчатые фибулы типа Арчар-Истрия на Дунае и в Крыму
(Fingered Fibulae of Archar-HistriaType on the Danube and in the Crimea)

О форме и декоре ременных бляшек в раннесредневековой Болгарии
(On the Shape and Decoration of Belt Mounts in the Early Medieval Bulgaria)

Накладка на сумку первой половины Х в. из Углича
(An Applique for a Bag of 900—950 from the Town of Uglich)

О некоторых изобразительных источниках по средневековому костюму сербской знати
(About Some Graphic Sources on the Medieval Costume of the Serbian Nobility)

Фибула как инсигния в западноевропейском костюме
(Fibula as Insignia in a Western-European Costume)

Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county
(Pin jewelry pieces from an early 17th century hoard found near Vlădiceasca village, Călăraşi county)

Средневековый женский аксессуар головного убора из Республики Молдова
(Medieval Female Headpiece Found in the Republic of Moldova)

Об использовании украшений-реплик при реконструкции костюмных комплексов
(On Using Jewellery Replicas during Reconstruction of the Historical Dresses)

Золотая пластина с монограммой из позднеантичной крепости на мысе Св. Атанас
(Gold Plate with Monogram of the Late-Antique Fortress at Cape of St. Atanas)

«Реликтовые» формы украшений из Елшинского клада VII в. н. э.
(“Relic” Forms of Jewelry from Elshino Hoard of the 7th Century AD)

История изучения женского металлического убора круга «древностей антов»
(History of Study of Women's Metal Attire from the “Antiquities of the Antae” Circle)

Средневековые перстни с пентаграммой в Юго-Западном Крыму: происхождение, распространение, датировка
(Medieval Finger Rings with Pentagram in the South-Western Crimea: Origin, Distribution, Dating)

Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat
(Earrings Decorated with Hemstitched Spherical Pendants Found on the Territory of Romania, Moldavia and the Serbian Banat)

Перстни из сельских погребальных памятников Тверского Верхневолжья XI—XIII вв.
(Finger-rings from the Rural Burial Sites of the Tver Upper Volga of 11th—13th Centuries)

Браслет с арабской надписью и львиной личиной с городища Костешть XIV в. (Молдова)
(Bracelet with Arabic Inscription and Leonine Mask Found in Costeşti Town of the 14th Century (Moldova))

Некоторые украшения и детали костюма Торецкого городского поселения
(Some Jewelry and Costume Details of the Toretskoe Urban Settlement)

Древнерусский клад из с. Новые Безрадичи Киевской области
(Ancient Russian Treasure Hoard from Novi Bezradychi of Kyiv Oblast)

Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow
(Double-Sided Encolpion with the Virgin and Child and Three Saints in the Collection of the Princes Czartoryski in Krakow)

Драгоценные украшения на древнерусских иконах по «свидетельству» резных и литых образков XIII века
(Precious Ornaments on Old Russian Icons: Evidence of Carved and Cast Images from the Thirteenth Century)

Золотые колты с изображениями святых: манера исполнения и неизвестные особенности стиля
(Gold Cloisonné Kolty with Images of Saints: their Manufacturing Manner and Unknown Style Features)

Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality
(Early Medieval Miniature Axes in Carpathian-Dniester Region. The Issues of Dating, Origin and Functionality)

Топор с изображением древнерусского княжеского знака из окрестностей Чернигова
(The Axe with the Image of an Ancient Russian Ducal Sign from the Outskirts of Chernihiv)

Печати княгини Марины
(Seals of Princess Marina)

Загадка одного портрета: Мария Владимировна Старицкая или Мария (Лупу) Радзивилл?
(The Mystery of One Portrait: Maria Vladimirovna Staritskaya or Maria (Lupu) Radziwill?)

Древнерусские кресты-энколпионы: опыт нейтронной и синхротронной визуализации
(Medieval Russian Cross Pendants: Neutron and Synchrotron Imaging Experience)

Химический состав металла нательных крестов из поселений Устье 2, 3 на Куликовом поле
(Chemical Composition of Metal Used in Breast Crosses from Ustye 2, 3 Settlements on the Kulikovo Field)

К вопросу о древней технологии смоловарения
(Revisiting the Ancient Technique of Tar-making)

Поясные украшения IX в. из погребений древних мадьяр Днестро-Дунайского региона
(Belt Fittings of the 9th Century from the Early Magyar Burials of the Dniester-Danube Region)

The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest
(The Grave of an Allegedly “Conquest Period Hungarian Warrior” Found in 1959, at Tei Lake near Bucharest)

Погребение из Владычень с украшением венгерского облика
(Grave from Vladycheni with Adornment of the Hungarian Type)

Некоторые особенности использования монет в ювелирном искусстве в средние века
(Some Features of the Use of Coins in Jewelry in the Middle Ages)

Древнерусские курганы могильника Которск IX
(Barrows with Inhumations from the Medieval Cemetery Kotorsk IX)

Древнерусская погребальная культура Новгородской земли. Хронологические индикаторы раннего этапа
(Ancient Russian Funeral Culture of the Novgorod Land. Chronological Indicators of Early Stage)

О редкой находке в Березове на севере Западной Сибири
(A Rare Find from Berezov in the North of Western Siberia)

Ювелирные изделия клада из Феттерсфельде: в поисках нарратива, автора и адресата
(Jewellery from Vettersfelde Hoard: in search of the narrative, its author and recipient)

Женские украшения и возникновение Древнерусского государства: заметки на полях проблемы
(Women’s Jewelry and the Origin of Old Russian State: Some Remarks in the Margins of the Issue)

Парадоксы рецепции византийской культуры в Древней Руси
(Paradoxes of the Reception of Byzantine Culture in Medieval Rus’)

Jewellery Consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, 17th—18th centuries
(Jewellery Consumption in Wallachia and Moldova, 17th—18th centuries)