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The Halo Image in the Artistic Decoration of the Urartian Medallions

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ID2994344
AuthorsGayane Robert Poghosyan (0009-0000-0333-9235, Institute of Art, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume21
Issue2
Pages337-343
Publication date2025-07-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2618-6772 • E-ISSN: 2618-849X
PublisherInstitute of History, Archeology and Ethnography (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.32653/ch212337-343
OpenAlexW4412961582
LanguageEN
References cited3

Urartian medallions have been found at Karmir-Blur (Red-Hill, Teyshebaini, Armenia), Toprak-Kale (Rusakhinili, Turkey), Çavushtepe (Haykaberd, Turkey), Giyimli (Hirkanis, Turkey) and other sites. The relevance of this article lies in the fact that it attempts to study and analyze for the first time the iconography and symbolism of divine halo (nimbus) image in the artistic decoration of some medallions. The issue lies in the fact that most researchers attribute the origin of the halo to the ancient Persian culture, but associated with the idea of the sun or divine light was used in the sacred images of the ancient Armenian Highlands much earlier

Ancient history · Armenian · Art · Halo · Iconography · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · History · History and Cultural Heritage

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