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Slavic Treasures of the Middle Ages

special exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Palace

12.02. until 05/08/2011. titled "Treasures of the Middle Ages - Jewellery from the National Archaeological Museum in Warsaw" presented in the museum of the Imperial Palace in Paderborn 440 Slavic jewelry from the 10th To 13 Century. The finds from cemeteries, ramparts or hoarding - spread over the day Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Often enough, however, the sites or the circumstances under which the treasures into the soil arrived, unknown.

With the 10th To 13 Century, the exhibition organizers have selected a period that represents not only the glory days of the Slavic jewelry making, but also the Polish Piast dynasty and the empire of Kievan Rus. Among other things, reported the Frankish monk Gallus Anonymus at the beginning of the 12th century was found on the fabulous wealth of the Slav in the courts for review.
"jewel", he explained Fiber Cultural Affairs Dr. Barbara Rüschoff the valley at the press preview was created, "in human culture has always been an important place - from an aesthetic, social and symbolic Importance to the simple utilitarian function. "And Jewellery social position of its owner such as age u nd reflects marital status or religious beliefs, promises to issue an insight into the medieval Slavic society.

to implement this right should the mere presentation of medieval gems are not enough of course. So one of the accompanying program of events including lectures and workshops and, of course look forward to the exhibition catalog, created in cooperation with the Warsaw Museum and the National Museum of Brandenburg. The visitor at any rate experiences, especially about the "construction" typical Slavic jewelry, their distribution and structural way. For example, since golden temple rings, silver earrings from the Kiev type or in the oriental style silver beads, ornate rings or neck chains and bracelets be issued. "The beautiful earrings, bracelets and necklaces made of silver, bronze and gold, glass, semiprecious stones and amber. They represent jewelry styles of the western and eastern Slavs. This demonstrates the s lawische culture of the Middle Ages in all their glory and wealth ", say the curators at the Museum Homepage .

photos from top to bottom:

earring from the Kiev type
silver bead type Volyn.
Prunkvoler neck ring made of silver wire bracelet
of wide sheet metal strips which are connected by a hinge.

Photos: Fiber / Soful