One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Confronted Birds (front) and Human Heads (back), 11th–12th century, Made in Kiev, Kievan Rus', Cloisonné enamel, electrum, pearls, Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 x 7/16 in. (4.7 x 4.3 x 1.1 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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Pair, Temple Pendants, Confronted Birds, front, Human Heads, back, 11th–12th century, Kiev, Kievan Rus, Cloisonné enamel, electrum, pearls, Overall, 1 7/8 x 1 11/16 7/16, 4.7 4.3 1.1 cm, Enamels-Cloisonné, Kievan, Rus, powerful new, state, north, Byzantine Empire, accepted Christianity, official religion, 988, aristocracy, adopted, manners, dress, court
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