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Khachkar
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This small khachkar is typical of those used as ex-votos and set into the walls of churches and monasteries. It was originally installed as a memorial in the church of Saint Stephen in Tabriz, as confirmed by the inscription: "This holy cross is a memorial to P‘irk‘amal [his] spouse Yamik [and his] son Yovan Xinamic‘ [?] in the year 1080 [ad 1631]." The design is based on the 1606 carved cross stone from Saint James’s chapel in New Julfa, which is itself a simplified version of the tall funerary khachkars of Julfa. Similar khachkars are found in Armenian communities of Jerusalem, Crimea, and L’vov.
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