Biblical Art

Small Hand-Carved Armenian Cross-Stone (Khachkar)

Collection ID

ART.001173

Type

Art

Date

2020

Geography

Yerevan, (Armenia)

Language

Armenian

Medium

Volcanic Tuff and Granite

Dimensions

59 × 23 × 6.5 in. (150 × 58 × 16.5 cm)

Exhibit Location

On View in the World Stage Theater Lobby

This hand-carved replica of an iconic fifteenth- or sixteenth-century khachkar at Tatev Monastery was made by master cross-stone carver Master Hambik (Hambardzum Hambardzumyan). Unfortunately, we know very little about the original. The master who carved it is unknown. This khachkar depicts mounted warriors fighting, either during the eleventh-century Seljuk Turk invasion or Timur Lane’s late fourteenth-century military campaign. Khachkars that show fight scenes are extremely uncommon, making this a rare treasure.

Created from 2019–2020 by Master Hambik (Hambardzum Hambardzumyan) in Yerevan, Armenia; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.[1]

Notes: [1] Donated on behalf of Aurora Humanitarian Initiative to Museum of the Bible.

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