Metal costume details

The paper by V.V. Soldatenkova discusses metal details and jewellery items that entered the costume worn by urban population in the 15th - 16th cc. The author analyses rich materials originating from the recent archaeological investigations of the Zat'matsky suburb in Tver' (excavation trench No. 56). The article discusses the repertoire of metal costume details and jewellery typical of the Tver' urban costume, and traces the development of their shapes and function. The archaeological materials are compared with those known from the ethnographic data. Despite certain influences, basic characteristic features of the Russian costume, both its construction and decorations remained rather stable in the course of time.