One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back
One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back), 11th–12th century, Made in Kiev, Kievan Rus', Cloisonné enamel, gold, pearls, Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 9/16 in. ( x 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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