Long before "clown" became a synonym for children's birthday parties, the word described a hardened professional performer — one whose…
Introduction The fresco reproduced above — three white-robed priests, one wearing a tall conical hat, another holding a ceremonial vessel…
The crested bronze helmet on the left of this comparison was not made by a vanished, unrelated people. It was…
A small, weathered piece of fired clay — barely 31 centimeters tall — sits today in the Metropolitan Museum of…
Pendant (Amulet) in the Shape of a Human Hand | 7th–6th centuries BC | Yeghvard Village, Armenia An Object That…
Introduction The duduk (Armenian: դուդուկ)—traditionally known as tsiranapogh (ծիրանափող, “apricot-wood pipe”)—is one of the most recognizable symbols of Armenian culture.…
Perched on the rocky peninsula of Lake Sevan, the medieval monastery of Sevanavank preserves one of the most important inscriptions…
Reconsidering the Language and Sacred Heritage of Urartu in Armenian Historical Thought For more than a century, the ancient kingdom…
Among the earliest known states of the Armenian Highlands, few are as historically important as Hayasa-Azzi — an ancient political…
The medieval monastery of Dadivank is one of the most important spiritual and artistic centers of the Armenian Christian tradition.…