6 November Chernihiv Historical Museum named VV. Tarnovsky an exhibition "The ancient and dilapidated passed, Now comes the all new ", set to 1030 anniversary of the Baptism of Kievan Rus. This title is a quote from "The Tale of Bygone Years" by 988 рік.
The exhibition includes items for personal piety, church utensils and stationery XI-XVI centuries. from the collection of Ukrainian Vasily Tarnowska antiquities and archaeological research of late nineteenth - early XXI centuries in Chernihiv. All over 80 units.
Most interesting are the Byzantine cross-Encolpyon X-XII century. Encolpyon (in Greek "chest") - Compiled butterfly cross-reliquary, designed to store particles Relics, Cross Tree or secondary relics. It is usually worn over clothing. Originally imported from Byzantium Encolpyon, but since the XII century. apply mass production of ancient crosses and Encolpyon, icons and amulets-coils. To produce cross-moschovykiv used only metal, mainly copper alloy.
Crosses, represented at the exhibition, made of metal, porcelain vessel wall, stone and bone.
Attract attention icon: Virgin and Child (lead, XII century.); Holy Sepulcher (carved stone, XIII.) and St. George (copper alloy, XIII.).
In a separate showcase pieces are Khoros (church candle) and icon-lamps. The display also hand-spoons katseyi, fasteners and wrote books XII-XIII.
In addition, Ph.D., Associate Professor of National University "Chernihiv College" name TG. Shevchenko Elena Chernenko described the baptism of Rus and beginning the temple construction in Chernigov-Siversky.
The exhibition will run until the end of December 2018 year.
Head of the Department of Museum Victoria Mudrytska
Senior Fellow museum Lyudmila Screens
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