LYADYN ANTIQUITIES IN THE NMUH COLLECTION

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  • Леся Дідух National Museum of Ukrainian History

Abstract

Among numerous antiquities presented in the National Museum of Ukrainian History there is an interesting collection of materials from Lyadyn burial ground (9th – 11th centuries) left by Finno-Ugric tribe Mordvins. According to analogies it appeared to be women’s adornment, predominantly used as decoration of headgear. Particular attention is attracted by the original neck-pectoral decoration – „noisy” torc, which was a typical Mordva-Moksha adornment during the 8th – 10th centuries. Through ethnographic parallels the functional purpose of these decorations in the women’s costume and their semantics were clarified.

Keywords: Finno-Ugric, Mordvins (Mordva), Mokshans (Moksha), Lyadyn burial ground, torc, noisy decorations, temporal pendants

Author Biography

Леся Дідух, National Museum of Ukrainian History

Senior researcher of the Ancient and medieval history of Ukraine department National Museum of Ukrainian History (Kyiv, Ukraine)

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Published

2017-09-15

How to Cite

Дідух, Л. (2017). LYADYN ANTIQUITIES IN THE NMUH COLLECTION. Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of Ukrainian History, (2), 36-44. Retrieved from https://visnyk.nmiu.org/index.php/nv/article/view/123

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No. 2 (2017): Scientific Bulletin of the National museum of the history of Ukraine

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