Gnesdowo hoard
The Gnesdowo hoard is a hoard of Slavic and Scandinavian objects from the 10th century , found in 1868 in the archaeological site of Gnesdowo near Smolensk in Russia .
The find took place in the course of excavations in Gnesdowo by a group of archaeologists from Lomonossow University under the direction of Tamara Pushkina ; In 1994 the found objects came from the university to various Russian museums, including the State Historical Museum in Moscow .
The outstanding find is a unique silver pendant in the shape of a mask. The representation is similar to that on the Snaptunstein from Denmark, which depicts the Norse god Loki . The god was generally not very popular; one did not name one's children after him, representations are accordingly rare.
In addition, several silver Lunnitsas , earrings of the violin bow type, and several filigree round pendants were found in the Jelling style , a silver brooch with a round hole in the middle, buttons, 265 glass beads from Syria and Byzantium, eight stone beads (made of rock crystal, amber, Carnelian), 14 weights for scales and a piece of a knife. 72 Arabic dirhams were also found (dated from 899 to 951 AD), 38 of which had been converted into pendants.
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ Tamara Pushkina. Entry at Academia.edu (English).
- ↑ Pictures of the Arabic coins: Early Rus Period. In: State Historical Museum, Moscow (website).
Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ N , 31 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ E