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Finger Ring
Read more...Finger rings were popular in Russia in the seventeenth century. They were worn on all the fingers on ceremonial occasions, with sometimes more than one ring on each finger. The forms and decor of sev...
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Earrings
Read more...Earrings enjoy a prominent place among works of medieval Russian jewellery. They were produced in large quantities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, explaining the eminence of earring manuf...
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