An ancient Russian amulet depicting a snake-legged woman has been restored in Moscow

A rare amulet depicting a snake-legged woman has been restored in Moscow. This was announced on March 19 by the portal mos.ru .

The artifact was discovered during archaeological excavations in the Presnensky district of Moscow.

"Similar amulets were found in Ancient Russia in the 12th — first half of the 13th century. The discovered amulet is of a rare type, as it depicts a snake—legged, rather than a snake-haired fantastic creature, which was depicted on such medallions in the vast majority of cases," said Alexey Yemelyanov, head of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the city of Moscow.

According to experts, the prototype of the creature on the artifact was the statue of Scylla, which was installed at the hippodrome in Constantinople. In 1204, this monument was destroyed by the Crusaders who captured the city.

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On mos.ru On May 28, it was reported that during archaeological work on Bolshaya Tatarskaya Street, Moscow experts discovered unique artifacts from the 17th century, presumably belonging to city craftsmen. The finds are currently being restored in order to include them in the museum exhibition. Among the discovered objects are various elements of women's needlework: enamel cufflinks, a thimble and hanging buttons made of non—ferrous metal.

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