The Costumes of Armenian Women Options

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Queen Satenik (Wife of Artashes I
The Artashesian Dynasty, 190 B.C.

Aristocratic Lady (4th - 5th century A.D.

Princess Keran
The Cilician Dynasty 13th century A.D.

Costume from New Jalfa - Isfahan (16th - 17th c
Made of antique cloth embroidered entirely by hand

Nun of New Jalfa - Isfahan (17th c.

Costume from the district of Chahar-Mahal
The mouth-cover is an Islamic influence

Gozalner (The Beauties) 19th c. - Tblisi.
Armenian ladies of high rank enjoying bardic songs and dances

Armenian Costume from Tbilisi, Georgia (17th c.)

Akhaltzkha (19th c.) - A bridal dress with
an exquisite gold embroidery on a dark red apron.
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A Costume from Zangezur (Siuniq) 18th c.
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Shamakh (19th c.) - A bridal dress
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A costume from Shatakh (Vaspurakan)
Notable features are the ornamented hat, teasels and plaits.
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A costume from Gavash (Vaspurakan)
Note the picturesque apron
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Kharberd
Rustic dress with an embroidered apron.
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Rural dress from Timar (Vaspurakan)
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Lower Hiq (19th c.) - Bridal dress.
Her "kot" is an embroidered antique. The ornaments
of the dress bear Armenian motifs.
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Armenian Church Constantinople (19th c.)
A deaconess serving in the Armenian Church.
She wears an orarion and fine silver-wrought veil,
in her hand she holds a flabellum.
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