Muslim Tomb :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Muslim Tomb 1314 y․

NKR / Aghdam / Khachen-Dorbatli

Location
1314 y․

A fully preserved tomb of 1314 is standing 1 km west of the village, on a small hill amid the vineyard. It represents a polygon with a sharp dome, built of processed yellowish limestone.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 214.

Architectural Description

The style, execution technique and artistic features of the heraldic scenes cut in low relief round the niches of interior walls (bulls, tigers, other animals) are similar to the relieves on the western facade of Surb Astvatzatzin (the Holy Virgin) church in Yeghvard, constructed by master (architect) Shahik in 1301. Other resemblance in the decor of these two structures, specifically, the resolution of the “stalactite” ornament encountered both on the tomb niches, and on the tympanum of the church, in addition to the date of construction of these two monuments (within 13 years of each other) might lead to the suggestion that the tomb was built by the same master/architect Shahik.

Samvel Karapetian, Armenian Cultural Monuments in the Region of Karabakh, Yerevan, 2001, p. 214.

Description

Relief, Animal Reliefs

Author Samvel Karapetyan
Date 2005 y․

Relief, Bas-Relief, Animal Reliefs

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2009 y․

Identical ornamental reliefs found in the mausoleum of Khachen-Dorbatli and in the church of Yeghvard near Yerevan (by architect Shahik).

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
View Exterior
Author Ashot Hakobian
Source Graphical Drawing

Relief, Bas-Relief, Animal Reliefs

Type Photo
View Exterior
Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Colour Negative
Date 2009 y․

Identical ornamental reliefs found in the mausoleum of Khachen-Dorbatli and in the church of Yeghvard near Yerevan (by architect Shahik).

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
View Exterior
Author Ashot Hakobian
Source Graphical Drawing

Inscription, Arabic

Author Samvel Karapetyan
Date 2009 y․

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
Author Raffi Kortoshian
Date 2010 y․

Relief, Animal Reliefs

Date 2005 y․

Author Samvel Karapetyan

Author Raffi Kortoshian
Date 2011 y․

Author Raffi Kortoshian

Author Raffi Kortoshian
Date 2011 y․

Author Raffi Kortoshian

Author Raffi Kortoshian
Date 2011 y․

Author Samvel Karapetyan
Date 2009 y․