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HISTORICAL ARMENIAN CROSS VALUED AT $70,000 ON EBAY
10:21 15.08.13
A sacred cross that once belonged to the St. Karapet Monastery of
Mush has been valued at 70.000 US Dollars on eBay.
The sellers have described the item as a rare sample of Armenian cross.
The sacred piece is offered for 2 380 000 Russian Rubles ($
3,163,279.91) on the Russian bidding website Bay.ru. The cross,
which is 38 cm long and weighs 488 grams, dates from 1761-1771.
A manuscript by Grigor Narekatsi, a 10th century Armenian poet and
theologian, was recently auctioned online for a starting price
of $30,000. Director of the Matenadaran (repository of ancient
Manuscripts) Hrach Tamrazyan said in later comments to Tert.am that
they were trying to verify the report, as well as the identity of
the person who had placed the bid.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/08/15/surb-karapet/
10:21 15.08.13
A sacred cross that once belonged to the St. Karapet Monastery of
Mush has been valued at 70.000 US Dollars on eBay.
The sellers have described the item as a rare sample of Armenian cross.
The sacred piece is offered for 2 380 000 Russian Rubles ($
3,163,279.91) on the Russian bidding website Bay.ru. The cross,
which is 38 cm long and weighs 488 grams, dates from 1761-1771.
A manuscript by Grigor Narekatsi, a 10th century Armenian poet and
theologian, was recently auctioned online for a starting price
of $30,000. Director of the Matenadaran (repository of ancient
Manuscripts) Hrach Tamrazyan said in later comments to Tert.am that
they were trying to verify the report, as well as the identity of
the person who had placed the bid.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/08/15/surb-karapet/