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Grave-stone 1618 y․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Touz / Krzen

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1618 y․

Engraved on the northern face and western side of a tombstone (119 x 44 x 23 centimetres):
May this Holy Cross protect ...sat. In the year 1618. Sculpted by Khachatur.
Note: Sculptor Khachatur is a "newcomer" among the Armenian masons. Krzen Cemetery retains 7 inscribed tombstones bearing his name and dated 1618, 1620 (two), 1651 and 1652.