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Bow and quiver form Armenia 14-12 c. B.C
I imagine Hayks bow must have looked somewhat similar to this one (only much larger as the legends describe). Bronze age Bow and Quiver form Shirakavan Armenia, 14-12 c. B.C
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Petroglyphs from Armenia 9000-3000 BCE
Cave Writing from Lake Sevan Before hieroglyphic writing was developed, between 900 and 700 BCE, people of the Armenian region expressed themselves by carving and painting designs on rocks. These...
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Armenian Yataghan sword
The blade deeply recurved, with three narrow fullers along the spine, the entire surface inlaid in elaborate running vine motifs in gold. The bronze hilt with elongated triangular ears, embellished...
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Armenian Medallion (from Urartu period, 8th–7th c. B.C.)
Armenian Medallion with a seated deity and a male worshiper, Iron Age ca. 8th–7th century B.C. Urartu (Ararat) period. Silver, gold foil – Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
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Holy right hand of God
A very rare Armenian Holy Right Arm in silver representing the right hand of God. The thumb and index finger fold inwards in the form of blessing. The outer surface of the wrist is chased with lines...
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Armenian Cross-stone unearthed
This beautiful Armenian Cross-stone (Khachkar) was unearthed in 2011 by a team of young people from CYMA (Christian Youth Mission to Armenia). Found buried among the ruins of a 12th century monastery...
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Leonardo da Vinci’s recording of Armenian Highlands
Page from Codex Atlanticus by Leonardo da Vinci (folio 393 recto). Above right is a map of Armenia; in the center, map with rocky peak of Armenia; below, gravity and impact of falling of heavy body. –...
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Medallion from ancient Armavir
Gold medallion found at Armavir 2nd c. bc. Armavir was one of the oldest and most sacred cities of Armenia. It was an ancient capital of Armenia, said to have been founded by King Aramais in 1980 B.C....
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Armenian Reliquary 1293 AD.
Skevr Reliquary 1293 AD, Cilicia. – Hermitage Museum, Russia This folding reliquary icon from one of the Cilikian monasteries is a marvelous work by a medieval Armenian craftsman (the Cilikian Armenian...
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Silver medallion 2nd c. BC.
Silver medallion 2nd century BC, excavated in Sisian, Syunik region of Armenia. Depiction of a Golden Eagle clutching some type of wild cat, most probably a leopard. The symbolism of the Golden Eagle...
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Stepanavan region
River Dzoraget of Stepanavan Stepanavan is a beautiful town in the Lori Province of Armenia. The area of present Stepanavan was inhabited since the ancient times and was the focus of an early...
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Ancient Armenian silver Goblet (7th-6th century BC.)
Silver Armenian golblet, Lori Berd 7th-6th centuries BC. – Museum of the History of Armenia, Yerevan
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Ancient Armenian bowl made of gold (17th. – 16th. century BC.)
Golden Armenian bowl with depiction of lions, 17th-16th centuries BC – Vanadzor (Kirovakan) – Museum of the History of Armenia, Yerevan
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Images from ‘Forgotten in the forests of Armenia’
Matosavank, 12th century is small church hidden in a forested area of Dilijan National Park. The church is currently in ruins and is difficult to find Yerits Mankants Monastery, 17th century –...
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Noah´s ark in the Mountains of Armenia
Depiction of Noah’s ark landing on the mountains of Armenia, from the North French Hebrew Miscellany (13th century) The Book of Genesis speaks of mountains of Ararat where Noah’s Ark came to rest after...
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New discoveries in Armenian Highland
Recent discoveries in historic Armenia reveal traces of earliest civilizations. Turkish archaeologists recently found a wealth of artifacts in Başur Höyük, Siirt in modern day Turkey (Aghdznik...
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Tigranes the Great, 140–55 BC
Tigranes II “the Great” (95-56 B.C.), Kingdom of Armenia, Silver Tetradrachm, Diadem and draped bust of Tigranes II facing right, wearing an Armenian tiara ornamented with a star between two eagles. On...
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