Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric Lead Motifs (back), ca. 1000–1200

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Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric Lead Motifs (back), ca. 1000–1200, Kievan Rus, Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 9/16 in. ( x 5 x cm), Enamels-Cloisonné, When Kievan Rus, a powerful new state to the north of the Byzantine Empire, accepted Christianity as its official religion in 988, the aristocracy also adopted the manners and dress of the Byzantine court

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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