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Ring

Unknown900 - 1000 CE

National Museum of the History of Ukraine

National Museum of the History of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine

The ring is lamellar with a wide center. Its ends are tied with a double knot. The shield has figured edges. It is decorated with rows of dot-indentations applied with a square-tipped tool and wavy ornament with concentric circles. Decorations form vertical-linear compositions.
Such rings are considered typically Scandinavian. However, in general, the origin of the jewelry is quite international. They belonged to a woman, who, according to the Rus custom described by the Arab traveler Ibn-Fadlan, was buried together with the warrior and is considered his slave. A tribute to the fashion that came from the Danube were earrings of the so-called Moravian type, Arab dirhams were used as necklace pendants, carnelian beads may have been made in India. A Byzantine bronze key was also found in the burial, which could be used as an amulet-pendant

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  • Title: Ring
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 900 - 1000 CE
  • Location Created: Scandinavia
  • Physical Dimensions: d 19 mm
  • Type: Jewelry
  • Rights: National Museum of the History of Ukraine
  • Medium: Silver, casting, forging, chasing
  • Place found: Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Period: Middle Ages
  • Culture: Rus
National Museum of the History of Ukraine

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