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thumb|A pair of kolts featuring two birds flanking the tree of life and a ryasna, a chain of medallions, found in 1842 in or near the [[Church of the Tithes in Kiev). Cloisonné enamel on Gold. 12th century.]] thumb|Kolts found in Nizovka, Chernihiv Oblast. 12th century.

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thumb|A pair of kolts featuring two birds flanking the tree of life and a ryasna, a chain of medallions, found in 1842 in or near the [[Church of the Tithes in Kiev). Cloisonné enamel on Gold. 12th century.]] thumb|Kolts found in Nizovka, Chernihiv Oblast. 12th century.

Kolt or kolty was a part of a female headgear, hanging on a ryasna at both temples as a sign of family's wealth, common in 11th-13th centuries in Old Rus'. It comprised a pair of metal pieces, joined to form a hollow medallion or star that, presumably, contained a piece of cloth, impregnated with fragrances.

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