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Armenian Lacquer Box, Handmade Box, Jewelry Box, Lacquer Miniature, Armenian Manuscripts Picture
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Armenian Lacquer Box, Handmade Box, Jewelry Box, Lacquer Miniature, Armenian Manuscripts Picture
A unique Armenian lacquer box constructed out of wood where black lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer is used for the interior of the box. The picture on the lid is from an old print of an ancient Armenian Manuscripts made by A. Martirosyan.
Height 4.5cm – 1.77in
Length 11cm – 4.33in
Width 11cm – 4.33in
Inside 9.5x9.5cm – 3.74x3.74in
Depth 3cm – 1.18in
Weight 242gr
One of the most precious treasures of the Armenian nation is the collection of ancient manuscripts. There are around 30,000 ancient Armenian manuscripts in the world and the majority of them (about 20,000 manuscripts) are preserved in Yerevan. They can be found in Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, named after Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian Alphabet. Other major collections of Armenian manuscripts are preserved in library of Armenian Patriarchy in Jerusalem (about 4000 manuscripts) the Mkhitarian Brotherhood in Venice (about 4000 manuscripts), and in Vienna (about 2500 manuscripts).
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A unique Armenian lacquer box constructed out of wood where black lacquer is used to paint the exterior and red lacquer is used for the interior of the box. The picture on the lid is from an old print of an ancient Armenian Manuscripts made by A. Martirosyan.
Height 4.5cm – 1.77in
Length 11cm – 4.33in
Width 11cm – 4.33in
Inside 9.5x9.5cm – 3.74x3.74in
Depth 3cm – 1.18in
Weight 242gr
One of the most precious treasures of the Armenian nation is the collection of ancient manuscripts. There are around 30,000 ancient Armenian manuscripts in the world and the majority of them (about 20,000 manuscripts) are preserved in Yerevan. They can be found in Matenadaran, the Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, named after Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian Alphabet. Other major collections of Armenian manuscripts are preserved in library of Armenian Patriarchy in Jerusalem (about 4000 manuscripts) the Mkhitarian Brotherhood in Venice (about 4000 manuscripts), and in Vienna (about 2500 manuscripts).
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AM, Yerevan