A mirror and abacus belonging to Hetman Mazepa. Early 18-th c.? Wood, leather, glass, bone. According to legend, the box was taken from Ivan Mazepa's (1639-1709) tent after Battle of Poltava in 1709. The wooden box has a framed mirror and an abacus with beads made of white and red bone. Mazepa wanted to unite Ukrainian territories into a single state. During the Great Northern War he initially supported Russia, but later changed sides and lost the Battle of Poltava alongside Swedish troops.
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