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The Mongol invasion was not the finale of the Old Rus’ bracelets with hinges that appeared in the 12th century. Some variants of that type have been found in the complexes and layers of the 13th — 14th centuries. After the Mongol Invasion, the silver bracelets with engraved décor and niello were produced mainly in the south-western regions of the Old Rus’. Hoarding of complexes with such decorations stopped only at the end of the 14th century. Also, garments with wire ornaments and molded imitations of bracelets with hinges are known in the 14th century.

Keywords: Old Rus’, Mongol invasion, bracelets with hinges, engraving, niello, wire and grain decoration, false granulation, molted imitations.

Information about authors:

Natalia Kalashnikova (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Doctor of Culturology, Professor. The Russian Museum of Ethnography. Inzhenernaya St., 4/1, Saint Petersburg, 191011, Russian Federation
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Alena Kornienko (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). The State Hermitage Museum. Dvortsovaya Emb., 32/34, Saint Petersburg, 190000, Russian Federation
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Svetlana Ryabtseva (Kishinev, Moldova). Doctor of History. Institute of Cultural Heritage of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Stefan cel Mare Bd., 1, Kishinev, MD-2001, Moldova
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