Authentic Russian Enamel Set *Adagio*.
Hand-made and hand-painted by the famous Rostov Finift masters.
Brass made, Covered with silver.
Includes:
Double-Face Earrings - 1.9 inch long, (the enamel Insert is 0.8 x 0.4 inches),
Double-Face Pendant - 2.0 inch long (the enamel Insert is 1.1 x 1.85 inches), Ring - 0.8 x 0.45 inch
HandFaceted.
Enamel is a type of glass imbued with paint.
Enamel, from the Latin *smaltum*, a synonym of finift.
Finift, from the Greek translated as a *shining stone*.
Enamel is one of the oldest forms of decorating metal. The process was known in Ancient Egypt and througt Byzantium it was transmitted to Russia. The technique of enamel was known to have been employed in Kievan Rus way back in the 11th century.
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