This 20th century Ukrainian flower crown originated in Podilla. It was hand made using wire, paper, and encaustic painting with wax. It is a beautiful depiction of lilies of the valley woven into a crown. In Ukraine, the lily is symbolic of innocence and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Because of this, It was not uncommon for these flower crowns to be worn at weddings by women, symbolizing purity as they entered their marriage.
Flint products (spearheads, microliths) dated from 22,000–20,000 years ago (Upper Paleolithic period). Discovered in the village of Pushkari in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine.
A hoop shaped neck ornament, made up of twisted gold rods. Createated by the Sarmatian people and excavated from a 1st Century burial mount near Porohy in Vinnytsia Oblast. Torques of this kind were used as a monetary unit in Kyivan Rus'.
An amphora (jar) from the ancient Greek colonies of the Northern Black Sea Coast. Decorated in red-figure style, the painting represents an exchange between a man and a woman.
