Medieval Russian receptacle-pendant (a kaptorga?)

N.V. Zhilina's paper is devoted to a detailed analysis of a unique find - a receptacle-pendant from the Gnezdovo treasure of 1867. Only one find of this kind is known so far from the territory of Medieval Rus'. Its function was similar to that of the amulet receptacles known in the East and in the West, but the Gnezdovo find is related to the pagan beliefs of the Eastern Slavs. The pagan amulet was transformed into a detail of jewellery forming the apparel of the 10th c. decorated with filigree and granulation. The word kaptorga denotes a small container, or a receptacle; it is known from the Russian texts from the 14th c. Probably, the word was not used in the 10th c., though its meaning corresponds to the discussed pendant's function.