Brooch (22nd – 21st centuries BC, Karashamb)
| Brooch | |
|---|---|
| Material | gold, agate, carnelian |
| Size | 62 x 12.5 x 1.8 cm |
| Created | 22nd–21st centuries BC |
| Discovered | Karashamb, Armenia |
| Present location | History Museum of Armenia |
| Identification | 2867-4 |
The Brooch from the 22nd–21st centuries BC is an accessory found in Karashamb, Armenia. It is included in the History Museum of Armenia collection under the number 2867-4.[1]
Description[edit]
In the center, the brooch has a reddish-brown agate pendant that is irregularly oval-shaped (7 cm x 5 cm). The pendant has a longitudinal hole centrally to be able to wear it on a chain. The accessory's both sides are lined with carnelian beads in the shape of a cone, alongside various forms of gold and other carnelian beads. The brooch ends with small hollow cone gold beads in four rows. A special preparation technique is noteworthy at the brooch's cylindrical two large hollow beads, which are created using applied arts enormous granule designs and beaded divisors.[2]
Inside the brooch, their unique type of bead has two divisions. These two, are circle decorated square borders, whose rows facing the surface are in the shape of a pyramid "runner spirals". In the center, the brooch beholds a pink gem. On the opposite side of the squares, there are 4 rows sealing 12 pipes, which allows the part of the string that holds the beads of the brooch to pass through.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brooch – Armenian Treasury". Armenian Treasury (in Armenian). Retrieved 2017-02-13.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Հայացք բրոնզե դարից, Ալբոմ-կատալոգ, Հայաստանի պատմության թանգարան, 2016, 160 էջ: A Glance from the Bronze Age. Yerevan, History Museum of Armenia, 2016, 160 pages
See also[edit]
- View from the Bronze Age, album-catalog, History Museum of Armenia, 2010
- Hasmik Israelian – Cults and Beliefs in the Late Bronze Age of Armenia, Yerevan, 1973