TEXTILE FINDS FROM RUS’ BURIAL NEAR THE VILLAGE OF HORODYSHCHE IN THE TERNOPIL REGION (preliminary report)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37445/adiu.2026.03.03Keywords:
gold embroidery, embroidery, Old Rus, fabric, burial, metal threads, buttons.Abstract
The article examines new materials of gold sewing from the archaeological research of the Old Rus burial ground near the village of Horodishche, Ternopil region. The remains of a woven headband and an embroidered collar closed by three buttons were found on the body of a young girl aged 19—21. The skeleton was lying supine, the skull was turned slightly to the left, the arms laid along the body, and the bones of the left palm were under the pelvic. On the forehead the trace of the headband is visible — the ribbon- shaped dark line ca. 28 mm wide. Tissue fragments were fixed left and right of the skull, from both sides of the breast, closer to the mandible. Together with the remnants of the embroidered collar, nine appliques of thin silver and gilt foil with three small through holes along the perimeter for sewing were found. Two appliques remained authentically sewn to the remnants of the collar. The headband consisted of a woven ribbon with a «parquet» ornament. The reconstructed ornament of the embroidered collar features two arches separated by a five-pointed cross. «Arch» design was not unique among other Old Rus antiquities. The authors suggest that the headband was made in Byzantine or Chersonesian workshops, and Old Rus needlewoman designed the embroidery of the collar. The work analyzes the findings of gold sewing in Ukraine, the history of their research. A detailed analysis of the restoration process of fabric fragments was made, the types of metals and their alloys directly in metal threads, patches and buttons was ascertained by non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis, as well as the base fabric — silk twill fabric. The anthropological examination of the skeleton of the buried woman was made, her sex, age, and diseases were determined.
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