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Source Description
"Kolty" (singular "kolt") are pendants that attached to a woman's headdress at the temples. The hollow space within the two concave gold disks that compose a "kolt" contained perfumes or scented oils. The pendants were usually decorated on both sides, since they could rotate as the woman walked. This "kolt" is decorated with delicate cloisonné enamel, a technique learned from Byzantine masters starting in the late 10th century. "Kolty" were frequently worn at wedding ceremonies; the lilies (center), birds, and seeds that fleck the birds' breasts are all symbols of fertility. The bird is also an image retained from Russia's pagan past.
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Document identity
localId
11357
label
Temple Pendant (Kolt) with Two Birds
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
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11357
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object
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normalized
title
Temple Pendant (Kolt) with Two Birds
description
"Kolty" (singular "kolt") are pendants that attached to a woman's headdress at the temples. The hollow space within the two concave gold disks that compose a "kolt" contained perfumes or scented oils. The pendants were usually decorated on both sides, since they could rotate as the woman walked. This "kolt" is decorated with delicate cloisonné enamel, a technique learned from Byzantine masters starting in the late 10th century. "Kolty" were frequently worn at wedding ceremonies; the lilies (center), birds, and seeds that fleck the birds' breasts are all symbols of fertility. The bird is also an image retained from Russia's pagan past.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pendants
earrings
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.2
height
4.6
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall H with loop: 2 1/16 × W: 1 13/16 × D: 9/16 in. (5.2 × 4.6 × 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Kievan Rus
dynasty
Rurikid Dynasty
med
gold, cloisonné enamel
creator_ids
16232
collection_ids
BYZ
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
69
956
358
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2513
2704
3423
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