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. (5.3 x 5 x 1.5 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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Temple Pendant, Two Birds Flanking, Tree, Life, front, Geometric Lead Motifs, back, ca, 1000–1200, Kievan Rus, Gold, silver, enamel worked, cloisonné, Overall, 2 1/16 x 1 15/16 9/16, 5.3 5 1.5 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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