Meeting-banquet to discuss the organisation and implementation of the charity programme. In the centre: Andranik, Garegin Hovsepyan, Arshak Chopanyan and others. Collection: Documentary Collection Era : 1920 Location : Manchester Material : Paper Inventar # : 1473/31-12
Standing from left to right: Simon Vratsyan, Garegin Pastermadjyan, the fourth - Artashes Hovsepyan. Sitting from left to right: Gerasim Balayan, Hamazasp, Keri, Hovsep Arghutyan, Mikayel Varandyan, and Aram Manukyan, below, the second from the right Collection: Documentary Collection Er [...]
Tatchat Hovakimyan, a participant in the battle of Sardarapat, battalion commander of the 5th rifle regiment, sits in the bottom row. Collection: Documentary Collection Era : 1916 Material : Paper Inventar # : 1488/1
The blade of the sword, or rather the steel base, is German, manufactured in the city of SOLINGEN. Along with this, the artistic design and technical characteristics of the sword's hilt and scabbard are typical Caucasian (oriental, Armenian). Both sides of the blade are decorated with pl [...]
The hilt and sheath are fully silver-plated and nielo. A snake with its tongue out is depicted on the reverse side of the sheath. Above this is a date and inscription: 1895, SEROSH E. Daggers with the image of a snake on the blade are known from Artik Nos. 409 and 432 tomb excavations. A [...]
The hilt is covered with carved images. On one side, the Armenian King Levon IV of Cilicia is depicted, sitting cross-legged on the throne, his left hand on his lap, his right hand raised. The inscription: Levon tag Datastan. Below the king are two other figures. The blade is inlaid dire [...]
In the Dizak province of Artsakh, in Togh, Hadrut, Khtsaberd and other settlements, large carpets with the image of a dragon were used until the beginning of the 20th century. The ancient image of the serpent-like dragon is perhaps known from the scenes found in the rock carvings of Arme [...]
In the Karmir region of the Sevan basin, famous “Cross” type rugs were made, of which one of the 19th century samples reached us in a fragmented state. In the centre of the rug field is a cross shield with symbols of sun, tree, thunder deity, dragon snake, and rain. In other parts of the [...]
The accepted type of dragon rugs in Armenian rug art are the 17th century rugs with the image of a dragon snake with a rich artistic description; they were reproduced in small sizes in the “Yerevan Gorg (Rug)” artel of the 1930s. Collection : Ethnographic collection Period : Contemporary [...]
The blade has a four-line prayer inscription on both sides. Collection : Ethnographic collection Period : Modern Era Era : 19th century Location : Western Armenia Material : Steel, wood, leather, bone Inventar # : 8091