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National Museum of the History of Ukraine Скарбниця НМІУ Пам’ятки ювелірного мистецтва 15-21 ст. в Україні [ДМ-985]
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Votive pendant

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Description

The silver votive pendant, lamellar, rectangular, with the image of a female figure, with the loop for hanging.
Obviously, the author depicted a nun. The composition is framed with edging in the form of a strip of geometric and plant ornament. This ornament made of braid and shamrocks. The edges of the pendant are corrugated. There is the slotted rectangular loop for hanging (torn) in the upper part.
Votive pendants are small silver or gold plaques in the shape or with the image of various parts of the human body or human figure. They were brought with thanksgiving for healing from an illness or with a request for healing.

Material/Technique

Silver / stamping, chasing

Measurements

l: 60 mm, h: 88 mm, weight: 3,5 g

Acknowledgements

Фінансування здійснюється зі Стабілізаційного фонду культури та освіти 2023 Федеральним міністерством закордонних справ Німеччини та Goethe-Institut. goethe.de
Funded by the Stabilisation Fund for Culture and Education of the German Federal Foreign Office and the Goethe-Institut. goethe.de

Literature

  • Ковальова Н.М. (2011): Вотуми у зібранні Музею історичних коштовностей України. Музейні читання. Матеріали наукової конференції "Ювелірне мистецтво-погляд крізь віки"
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