Modin R.N.

Key words: “Gnezdovo-type” pendant, Scandinavian animal style, tin-alloy bronze, import, imitation.
The article presents “Gnezdovo-type” pendants from the Upper Oka basin, giving a description of the finds, reviewing the chronology of their use and citing analogies from other Old Rus sites. The items resemble artifacts in the Scandinavian animal style (Borre, Jelling). The article also gives the results of metallographic analysis of part of the finds.