Khachkar :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Khachkar 16 c․

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Khanlar / Getashen

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 16 c․

A single line in the Armenian original inscribed on the cornice of an ornamented khachkar (165 x 67 x 23 centimetres) standing in its original place and bearing a relief of a hunting scene on its lower part:
This Cross [dedicated] to Nazar.
Note: The epitaph dates back to the 16th century.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 376.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
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Author Samvel Karapetyan

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 1980 — 1982 yy․