Ryasna
Ryasna (Russian: рясна) was part of a Russian woman's headgear, hanging from a kokoshnik or as a temporal pendant.[1]
It was a sign of family's prosperity common in the 11th–13th centuries in Kievan Rus', made in the shape of a chain linking golden, silver or copper pieces, medallions, used as a suspension for a kolt or a similar pendant.
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Design
[edit]Ryasnas were designed to hang down from each side of the headdress, reaching the woman's shoulders with the kolt reaching her chest. The design was in the form of a rain chain and the imagery portrayed always had the same theme: sky and fertile agriculture.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Merriman, Philippa (2009). Silver. UK: The British Museum. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-674-03094-7.
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