Mitrofan Ryndin, cigarette case with three bogatyrs, Moscow, 1908-1917

Silver, garnet (?)

4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. (10.5 x 6.9 cm)

Inv. no. ab_5351

The upper half of the hinged cover of this rounded rectangular silver cigarette case is chased and repoussé with three bogatyrs, the heroes of Russia’s medieval oral epics, gazing at a walled city in the distance.