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Printed from: http://petersburgcity.com/news/city/2001/12/04/armenia/ City news, 04.12.2001 17:16 “Masterpieces of Armenian Art” in the State Hermitage Museum.![]() This small exposition, which consists of about 15 articles, is dedicated to the 1700-year anniversary of adopting Christianity as a state religion by Armenia. The exhibition displays the brightest examples of Armenian art from the Museum funds. The main exhibit is a famous silver relics-keeper. It was made in 1293 by request of the Skevrsky monastery superior. For about 500 years the relics-keeper remained unknown. it was discovered near Aleksandriya in 1828 and got to the State Hermitage museum in 1884. Photo by N. Infantiev, Interpress
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