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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)

Eleventh- to twelfth-century Kyivan Rus’ temple pendant with male saints, executed in cloisonné enamel and gold.

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Title: One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)
Date: 11th–12th century
Medium: Cloisonné enamel, gold, pearls
Culture: Kyivan Rus’
Geography: Made in Kyiv, Ukraine
Classification: Enamels-Cloisonné
Source record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art object 17.190.699 ↗
Rights checked: 2026-09-10 · Public Domain

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Kyivan Rus’

late 10th–13th c. core context · 1 registered source

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Historical frame

Kyivan Rus’ Christianization and adaptation context.

Production / use

Object record: Eleventh- to twelfth-century Kyivan Rus’ temple pendant with male saints, executed in cloisonné enamel and gold. Production place is taken only from explicit museum/graph evidence; current collection is a separate present-location state.

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Reception / adaptation

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Kyivmade-in · source-backed Kyiv & Byzantine Masters Network← includes-local-adaptation-evidence · source-backed

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Materials + making

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Cloisonné Enameluses-technique · source-backed

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Concepts + transmission methods

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Byzantine–Slavic Transmissionassociated-with · qualified-source-backed Rights & Provenance Boundary← governs · system-rule

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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)made-in →Kyivcapital-of →Kyivan Rus’

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)made-in →Kyiv← located-in →Saint Sophia, Kyiv

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-technique →Cloisonné Enamel← uses-technique →Double-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-technique →Cloisonné Enameluses-material →Precious Metal

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-technique →Cloisonné Enameluses-material →Glass Frit

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)associated-with →Byzantine–Slavic Transmissionincludes-event →Christianization of Kyivan Rus’, 988

One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)made-in →Kyiv← represented-at →Orans Gesture

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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants with Busts of Male Saints
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Cloisonné EnamelOne of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back) —uses-technique→ Cloisonné Enamel · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-251.KyivOne of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back) —made-in→ Kyiv · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-250.Kyiv & Byzantine Masters NetworkOne of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back) ←includes-local-adaptation-evidence— Kyiv & Byzantine Masters Network · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-695.Byzantine–Slavic TransmissionOne of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back) —associated-with→ Byzantine–Slavic Transmission · qualified-source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-252.

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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-techniqueCloisonné Enameluses-techniqueDouble-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)
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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-techniqueCloisonné Enameluses-materialPrecious Metal
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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Busts of Male Saints Holding Martyr's Cross (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)uses-techniqueCloisonné Enameluses-techniqueByzantine–Georgian Enamel Network
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