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Cross of King Ashot II Yerkat (the Iron) and Case

Byzantine and Armenian

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According to Armenian tradition, this iron cross was made by Saint Thaddeus the apostle and later brought to the monastery of Sevan where a relic of the True Cross given to King Ashot I was inserted at its center. Later when King Ashot II (the Iron) successfully led seventy warriors and a battalion of monks from Sevan against an Arab contingent in 923, his name also became associated with this Holy Cross of Sevan.

Cross of King Ashot II Yerkat (the Iron) and Case, Cross: Iron, colored stones, and glass; case: silver cover wood, Byzantine and Armenian

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Cross of King Ashot II Yerkat (the Iron) and Case, Cross: Iron, colored stones, and glass; case: silver cover wood, Byzantine and Armenian
Cross of King Ashot II Yerkat (the Iron) and Case, Cross: Iron, colored stones, and glass; case: silver cover wood, Byzantine and Armenian

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