Reliquary Cross with Niello from the Upper Dzulat Hillfort in North Ossetia
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2021

The present paper deals with the results of the study of manufacturing technique and metal chemical composition carried out for encolpia nielloed cross dated to the end of the 12th – early 13th from the North Caucasus. Analytical results were obtained with a scanning electron microscope equipped with micro ED-XRF in low-vacuum conditions. An eightpointed cross filled with niello was depicted on the survive valve of encolpia. The Christ letter monograms encrusted with niello were made on the cros