Saadak of tsar alexei mikhailovich, greek work. Saadak of constantinople work, depicted in drawings no. 125 and 126, is completely similar to the barmas, scepter and orb, made, as stated in the income and expenditure book of 1665, against the model of the diadem of the pious greek tsar constantine. On the saadak, in the rim of the crown, above the eagle, is marked 1656, corresponding to the time of the arrival of things related to the royal rank and armament by tsargorod residents ivan yuryev and dmitry astafyev. On the bow case, around the eagle, is the following inscription in greek: "o tsar christ the almighty, grant from heaven to the most orthodox tsar grace and victories on earth, who goes out with this weapon to defeat the enemies, so that he may return victorious with glory, as once to the great tsar constantine, so now to prince alexei, grant with the cross victories over the enemy, who goes out, my savior, with many weapons. " the inscription on the quiver: "to the cross-bearer (prince alexei), christ the savior, help, who carries the bow and swift arrows of victory over the enemy. " from this inscription it is clear that the bow case and quiver were also ordered according to the model of the bow case and quiver of constantine the great. In the inventory book of the tsar's armory this sadak is recorded as follows: "a large sadak, an openwork gold frame with stones and various enamels, a silver altabas valance; around the bow and quiver and across the quiver a gold border with sockets, in the sockets four hundred and thirty chert-colored rubies; in the middle of the bow there is a large circle, in the middle of the circle another smaller circle with a signature; in the middle of the smaller circle there is a double-headed eagle with a crown decorated with enamels, around the eagle in a smaller circle in sockets there are forty-eight diamonds large and small, and in the large circle forty-eight chert-colored rubies; on top of the circle a crown, in the crown forty-five diamonds, and twenty-three chert-colored rubies; on the quiver, in four places, in gold sockets, four large emeralds, around them and all over the quiver and in the bendy, in the sockets, one hundred and eighty large and small diamonds, and four hundred and sixty-five large and small faceted and unfaceted sapphires; in the middle of the quiver, there is a circle with an inscription, in it a double-headed eagle with a crown drawn with enamel; around the eagle, there are forty-four large and small diamonds; above the circle, there is a crown, in the crown, six diamonds and ten sapphires, including one faceted; on the quiver, in a large gold cloak, there is a large emerald, around it and all over the quiver and bendy, in gold sockets, eighty-three diamonds, and one hundred and sixty large and small sapphires, sapphires; three gold braided chains, at the ends of which are six small gold carved tubes with rings, tied by two rings with punches, under the punches along the cape, a triple string with enamel is moved in the middle of the chains; at the bottom of the quiver on the bottom there are gold cut grasses; around the bow and quiver along the edge it is woven with drawn gold, lined with silver altabas, gold grasses; the belt and brace are made of white silk with silver, turkish work; the setting on the belt and on the suspenders is gold with stones and enamel, cut out, in links, composed, thirty places, and on the suspenders there are six smaller places of yarn on the tip in the links; on the belt and on the suspenders in gold nests there are thirty-six emeralds, and one hundred and twenty chert-colored yachonts; the links on the belt are damaged in three places. Lined with morocco leather; in total, in the bowstring and in the quiver and on the belt, according to the account and count of the goldsmith mikhail nasykhin, there are one thousand seven hundred and three stones of diamonds and sapphires and emeralds large and small, and according to the inspection of the year (1682), there is not a single large sapphire on the quiver at the bottom; and there are not ten sapphires on the quiver and on the bast. And according to the current census and according to the inspection of the year (1687), that saadak was consistent with the previous census books, and in addition to the previous census books there is not a single sapphire; and the price of that saadak, according to the tale of the golden chambers of the foreign masters yury nerlita and his comrades, and the silver row of price-makers anisim almaznik and his comrades, is six thousand six hundred and sixty rubles, and according to the previous census books, that saadak is listed fifth. ". Date: before 1853.
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