UNIQUE ARMORIAL BEARINGS OF MAZEPA DISCOVERED IN BATURYN

This article with gallery of colour illustrations in PDF examines the rare ceramic stove tiles featuring the armorial bearings of Ivan Mazepa which were discovered during the excavations at Baturyn in 2017-20. It presents and analyses the computer reconstructions of his broken and burnt heraldic emblem in relief surrounded with images of weapons, military accoutrements, and hetman and Cossack symbols of power topped by the unique depiction of a princely crown. These archaeological finds have been identified with Mazepa’s coat of arms as Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. He was granted this title in 1707. This article was published in the “Ukrainian Echo”, the English-language section of the popular Ukrainian Canadian newspaper “Homin Ukrainy”, Vol. LXXIII, No. 10, Toronto, March 9, 2021.
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