Small stele or khatchkar, 1646 - Lot 77

Small stele or khatchkar, 1646 Rectangular carved marble, decorated with an annealed cross and two small crosses on either side emerging from the main cross (symbols of the Resurrection) in an arcature surmounted by a small cross and two wings. Four-line inscription. According to Prof. Levon Chookaszian and Prof. Sebouh Aslanian, the inscription is transcribed as: ՍՈՒՐԲ ԽԱՉՍ Յ[Ի]Շ[Ա]Տ[Ա]Կ Է ԱՄԱՆ/ՊԱՍԻՆ ԳԻՆԻՎԱՐԴԻՆ / ԵՐԱՄԷ ԽՈՌՈՄՍԻ/ ՄԷ. ԹՎԻՆ ՌՂԵ (Holy Cross in memory of Amanpas, Ginivard, Erame, Khoromsim in the year 1095/1646). 26.3 x 14 x 5 cm. Provenance: Boisgirard sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Arts d'Orient: Collection Kélékian et à divers amateurs, June 18, 2001, lot 304.