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How beautiful it is! And, of course, the traditions and culture of the nation can be easily understood by watching the national costumes and costume jewelry.

Interesting old jewelry pieces. Silver torque and 4 pendants, from a hoard of jeweler, Kyivan Rus’, the 10th-11th century A.D.

How many beaded jewelry can you wear at one time? These women definitely beat me)). And they added metal jewels, too. Imagine how heavy such an outfit is.

Two vintage necklaces made from seed beads and silver dukach coins, Ukraine, the end of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century. Such jewelry was popular among wealthier Ukrainian women.

Gold adornments from burial of Sarmatian king Inismeos, the late 1st century A.D. These are décor of a bow guard (thin gold plate with ornamentation) and a gold bracelet. From a museum exhibition in Ukraine.

Vintage Ukrainian coral necklace worn with traditional attire, the late 19th – early 20th century. The necklace consists of coral beads and intricate silver beads. Also a large pendant called “dukach” – a silver coin in beautiful silver setting – is usually paired with a coral necklace.

Berber traditional jewelry piece – a pair of brooches connected by a chain. These fibulae often had a triangular shape and were adorned with gems, filigree, enamel, etc. The material they were usually made from is silver (pure silver or silver alloy).

Vintage Ukrainian earrings. This design was extremely popular in the 19th – early 20th century. The earrings are silver, flower-shaped, and encrusted with red glass beads.

Vintage gold earrings with glass beads, shaped like flowers. A tiny pendant is attached to each earring. Such jewelry was very common in Ukraine in the 19th – early 20th centuries.