ARMENIAN KHACHKAR AKHTAMAR TUFF CROSS STONE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL ARMENIA for Sale

ARMENIAN KHACHKAR AKHTAMAR TUFF CROSS STONE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL ARMENIA For Sale

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ARMENIAN KHACHKAR AKHTAMAR TUFF CROSS STONE AUTHENTIC ORIGINAL ARMENIA:
$140.00

SANAHIN KHACHKAR 10-11TH CENTURY AD

MADE IN ARMENIA

MADE BY TUFF STONEITS HANDMADE!!!!!
ITS A MASTERPIECE THAT SHOULDN\'T BE MISSED BY ANY ARMENIAN HOME OR WHOEVER LOVES HISTORY.Few words about Sanahin monastery:

Sanahin Monasteryis an Armenian monastery founded in the 10th century in theLori Province of Armenia, recognized as aUNESCO World Heritage Site.

The name Sanahin literally translates from Armenian as \'this one is older than that one\', presumably representing a claim to having an older monastery than the neighbouringHaghpat Monastery. The two villages and their monasteries are similar in many ways, and lie in plain view of each other on adissected plateauformation, separated by a deep crack formed by a small river flowing into theDepedriver.

As with Haghpat, Sanahin is frequented by an increasing number of tourists, due to its recent inclusion on the itineraries of a great number of Armenian tour agencies, the beauty of its monastery complex matching that of Haghpat\'s. The complex belongs to theArmenian Apostolic Churchwith numerouskhachkars(stones with elaborate engravings representing a cross) andbishopgravesites scattered throughout it.

About the khachkars:About 50 khachkars have been preserved in the vicinity of the monastery. The most famous for its historical value and artistic elaboration is the khachkar of Grigor Tuteordi (work of Mkhitar Kazmich), erected in 1184 under the northern wall of St. Harutyun Church, the khachkar erected in 1215 on the tomb of Sargis, one of the victims of the war against the Emirates next to the wall.

About 190 lithographs from the 10th-19th centuries have been preserved (on structures, khachkars and tombstones). 19 of them are of construction nature (until 1225), the others contain royal, government proclamations, prayers, memoirs, information on donations to the monastery.