11th‑Century Serpentine Pendant Found at Staraya Russa Links Christian Saint and Snake‑Haired Figure

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The pendant bears the image of a possible Christian warrior-saint carrying a spear and shield on one side, and a Medusa-like figure with snakes on the other. Four similar pendants dated to between the twelfth and fourteenth centuries have been found in the area. He suggests that the warrior on the newly unearthed pendant represents the Christian saint Theodore Stratelates, who was known for killing a giant serpent in his home in Asia Minor.

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• "The 'incompatible' images in this case could symbolize the victory of the forces of light over the forces of darkness," Toropov surmised.
• The eleventh-century pendant also suggests that Christianity had an influence in this area of northwestern Russia earlier than previously thought, he concluded.
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