Alatyr amber silver R-476

Amulet Alatyr, carved on a piece of pressed Baltic amber. Amber, carving, gold patination, varnish (on the front part to protect against the abrasion of the patina) Bail silver.

People believed in the miraculous power of Alatyr, so they wore it as a talisman, embroidered it on clothes and even drew it on everyday items. Talisman Alatyr was universal. It could be worn by men and women, and even small children. Everyone sought protection from the great stone of the sky: hard warriors, feeble old men, and hearth keepers. All defended this amulet, evil and evil forces drove away from the rapids, from the various diseases harbored. And not for themselves ancient Slavs did a talisman, and as a gift that their love was transferred to the loved one and Alatyr was stronger.