The “Little Owl” pendant is made in the technique of champlevé enamel. Maria Klavdievna Tenisheva described this enameling technique as follows, “This method is very difficult. It is necessary to prepare large areas of the item by making hollows and depressions in the metal surface and at the same time forming convex lines between the cutout areas that make up a kind of frame for the drawing. These raised lines are sometimes so narrow that they barely make up the boundaries for two different tones, which should not merge with each other, otherwise all that hard work will be wasted.”
This small metal plate with the stamp “МТ” is shaped like an owl. The wings of the stylized owl are spread wide and decorated with dark and light blue and golden-brown enamel, separated by lines of yellow metal. The owl’s round black eyes frown from under the dark red triangle of the plumage, contrasting with the cheerful colors of its body and modestly tucked claws.
The art historian Denis Roche recalled,
