Jewelled Arts of Ancient Rus
Hryvnia. The second half of the 11th century, Gold. The State Russian Museum, Moscow. Presumably belonged to Prince Vladimir of Kiev II Monomakh. On the front side – the Archangel Michael on the back – the gorgon. Jewelled Arts of Ancient Rus
Jewelled Arts of Ancient Rus
The collection of Russian gold and silverware is one of the main collections of Moscow Kremlin Museums. It includes jewelry works of XII to XX centuries, made basically of precious metals and stones, and numbers about 13200 exhibits. The collection with its variety and excellent artistic merits gives an opportunity to trace the development of the Russian jewelry art for a period of more than eight centuries. It helps to learn different types of articles and ways of adorning items made of precious metals, to trace the stylistic evolution of jewelry works. A lot of the collection monuments are memorial, linked to eminent statesmen, historical figures and important historical events.
Crown
Crown with a salary of icon “Our Lady of Bogolyubskaya.” fragment. Late 14th – early 15th century. Gold, precious stones, pearls, filigree, granulation. The height of wave 11.5 cm, width 8 cm wave. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Armory, Moscow.
Jewelled Arts of Ancient Rus
Bracelet, 4 – 5th century. Gold, glass, weaving, molding, length 22 cm. State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow. Found in 1927 in Kursk region, the upper reaches of the Sunzha, in the rich burial
Reliquary 1589. Gold, precious stones, pearls, chasing, niello, casting. Height 11.8 cm, width 6.5 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Armory, Moscow
Colt, 12th century. Gold, pearls, precious stones, enamel, filigree, granulation. Diameter of 12.5 cm
Charms, 12 – 13 century. Gold, embossing, filigree, granulation, enamel. Height 4.0 cm, width 2.3 cm, length 2.3 cm
Temporal rings,12th century. Gold, embossing, filigree, granulation. 4.3 x 4.3 cm. One of the most common types of female ornaments, which were attached to the headdress. Dates back to ancient Slavic culture VII – VIII centuries
Cross, 13 – 14 century. Silver, filigree. The Armoury, Moscow
Earrings, 17th Century. Silver, pearls, pearl, glass, foundry. Length of 5.3 cm. Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg
Chain. Fragment, 18 – 19 century. Silver, casting, enamel. Length of 80.0 cm. Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg
Crown of Kazan, Mid-16th Century. Gold, precious stones, furs, casting, engraving, carving, black. Height 24.8 cm, circumference 65 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Armory, Moscow
Cap of Monomakh. Late 13th – early 14th century. Gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fur, filigree, granulation, casting, chasing, engraving. Height 18.6 cm, circumference 61 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”.
Second set. Cap of Monomakh. 1682, Gold, precious stones, pearls, fur, casting, engraving, carving, Height 20.3 cm circumference 61 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Belonged to Peter Alekseevich. Of the workshop of the Moscow Kremlin
Cross. Late 17th century. Gold, precious stones, casting, engraving, carving, enamel
Height 15.6 cm, width 10.7 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Belonged to Peter Alekseevich. Of the workshop of the Moscow Kremlin
Tsata with three pendants. Late 14th – early 15th century. Gold, sapphires, emeralds, tourmaline, almandine, pearl, chasing, filigree, 7.5 x 1.7 cm. State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin
Earrings 17th Century. Silver, glass, and granulation. Length of 4.5 cm. Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg
Bracelet Late 12th – early 13th century. The gold embossing, filigree. Length of 6.3 cm, width – 2.1 cm. State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin
Panagia, 16th Century. Sardonyx, gold, precious stones, pearls, carving, enamel, filigree, Height 16 cm, width 12 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”
Earrings, 17th Century. Silver, glass, stamp. Length of 4.5 cm. Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg
“Great outfit”. Orb and scepter. Fragment. The end of the 16th century, about 1600. Gold, precious stones, pearls, fur, armor, embossing, engraving, carving, kanfarenie. height 42.4 cm, circumference 66.5. Scepter: height 70.5 cm, the minimum diameter of 17, the maximum diameter of 25 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”
The chain. Fragment. 18 – 19 century, Silver, casting, enamel. Length of 80.0 cm. Russian Museum of Ethnography, St. Petersburg
Salary icons, 1560. Gold, enamel, filigree. The Armoury
Diamond Crown. 1682 – 1684. Gold, silver, precious stones, furs, molding, embossing, enamel. Height 28.3 cm circumference of 65 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”. Belonged to Peter Alekseevich. Of the workshop of the Moscow Kremlin
Colt, 12th century. Gold, pearls, precious stones, enamel, filigree, granulation. Diameter of 12.5 cm. State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “Moscow Kremlin”
