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«Russian diamond fund» exhibition
ArticleName
The state imperial regalia of the second half of XVIII — XIX c.
ArticleAuthor
Polynina I. F.
ArticleAuthorData
I. F. Polynina, Chief Specialist, phone: (495) 625-81-12, Gokhran of Russia.
Abstract
The history of state regalia usage in coronation and burial ceremonies of Russian monarchs has been described thoroughly. The features of jewelers' work on power symbols which had become the masterpieces of world art, such as crown, scepter, orb, etc., have been explained, along with the pecularities of production of small crowns for the empress coronation. The last of existing small crowns from the collection of the Diamond Fund as well as the large and small chains of St. Andrew the First Called decoration have been considered in detail.
keywords
State regalia, jewelry skill, symbolism of a crown, St. Andrew the First Called decoration, coronation, burial.
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