Ancient world
From the earliest cultures of the Armenian Highlands and the Kingdom of Van to the Yervandids, the Artaxiads and Tigran the Great: archaeological finds, coins and monuments.
The Ancient Armenian HighlandsThe Kingdom of Van (Urartu)The Orontids (Yervandunis)The Artaxiads and Tigran the GreatThe Arsacids and the Adoption of Christianity
№ 0020
Bird figurine from Eastern Armenia
№ 00639th–8th centuries BC
Urartian bronze cauldron with bull-head sculptures
+3№ 0068
Vishapakar (dragon stone) in a mountain field
№ 00696th–5th centuries BCPersepolis
An Armenian bearing tribute, Persepolis relief
№ 0075
Statue of Trdat I, King of Greater Armenia
+1№ 009820–18 BC
“Armenia Capta” Roman denarius
№ 0113Van
Mher’s Door in Van
№ 0159Japan
Urartian silver pectoral
№ 0230Tigranakert (Artsakh)
Visual reconstruction of Tigranakert in Artsakh
№ 0274
Urartian bronze belt fragment with a feline figure
№ 0285145Rome
Marble personification of Armenia from Ancient Rome
№ 0320Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat)
The Tomb of Saint Hripsime
№ 0342Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
№ 03552nd century BCSisian
Silver medallion with an eagle from Sisian
№ 0356մ.թ.ա. մոտ 2200–2000 թթ.Karashamb
Gold and Semi-precious Stone Necklace from Karashamb
№ 03617th century BC
Urartian drinking vessel in the shape of a boot
№ 0374
Fragment of an Urartian bronze belt with a cat relief
+3№ 0380c. 3500 BCAreni
Chalcolithic leather shoe from the Areni cave
№ 03836th century BCBehistun
The Behistun Inscription of Darius I
№ 03857th century BCUrartu
Urartian silver pectoral
№ 0388Bethlehem
The Place of Christ’s Birth in Bethlehem
№ 03897th century BCTushpa
Urartian medallion with a seated goddess
№ 03907th century BCBerlin
Urartian pectoral with the god Khaldi and Arubani
№ 0392մ.թ.ա. 1-ին դարBoston
Gemstone with the Portrait of Tigran the Great
№ 0397Van
Urartian bronze belt from the Van area
№ 039913th century BCMetsamor
Clay pitcher with lion reliefs, Metsamor
+1№ 04006th century BCYerevan
Silver vessel from the Arin Berd hoard
+1№ 0405Toprakkale
Urartian winged deity
№ 0421Garni
The temple of Garni
№ 0422Satala (Sadak)
Bronze Head of the Goddess Anahit
№ 0423Aghdzk
Interior of the Arshakuni mausoleum, Aghdzk
№ 04272nd–1st centuries BCArsameia
Relief of King Mithridates and Vahagn, Arsameia
№ 04288th century BCKingdom of Van
Gold bracelet with lion-head terminals
№ 04389th century BCKingdom of Van
Gold medallion of the Kingdom of Van
№ 0462Lchashen
The 4,000-year-old wooden wagon from Lchashen
№ 0465Yerevan
Canal system at the Erebuni fortress
№ 0492735–714 BCUrartu
Shield inscribed by Rusa I, king of Urartu
№ 0506Urartu
Fragment of an Urartian bronze belt
№ 053115th–14th centuries BCGetashen
Bronze Pendant from Getashen
№ 0551Van
Inscription of Xerxes the Great below the Van fortress
+3№ 0643Aghdzk
The royal tomb of Aghdzk
№ 0658c. 300 BCVenice
The Lion of Saint Mark in Venice
+2№ 0659Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
№ 0661Yerevan
Cuneiform inscription on the founding of Erebuni
№ 0679Arsameia
Relief of Antiochus I and Heracles at Arsameia
№ 0682Van
Ruins of the Van Fortress
№ 06858th–7th centuries BCToprakkale
Urartian figure from Toprakkale
№ 07028th century BCKingdom of Van
Gold bracelet with lion heads, Kingdom of Van
№ 074095–55 BC
Tetradrachm of Tigran the Great
+4№ 0808Armenian Highlands
Rock Carving from the Armenian Highlands
№ 0811Kharberd (Harput)
Urartian water reservoir in Kharberd Fortress
№ 082095–56 BCDamascus
Drachm of Tigran the Great with a Comet
№ 0821Balıkesir
Gravestone Attributed to an Armenian King of Commagene
№ 08249th–8th centuries BCVan
Cuneiform Inscription in Van
+3№ 0829Stonehenge
Stonehenge and the origin of its builders
+3№ 0830Sisian
Karahunj (Zorats Karer)
+5№ 0833Mount Nemrut
The tomb of Antiochus I on Mount Nemrut
№ 0839մ.թ.ա. մոտ 789–766 թթ.Urartu
The bell of King Argishti of Urartu
№ 08571st century BC
Coin of Tigranes the Great
№ 08674th centuryArtashat
4th-century church discovered at Artashat
№ 0903Urartu
The cremation tradition in Urartu
№ 09378th century BCKingdom of Ararat
Silver object with a lion, 8th century BC
№ 0942Artashat
Excavation of the baths at Artashat
№ 0947Areni
Excavations in the Areni-1 cave
№ 0961145Naples
Marble relief symbolizing Armenia
№ 1020Berlin
Ancient Roman tombstone bearing the name Tigran
№ 10312nd–1st centuries BCArtashat
Marble statue of the goddess Astghik from Artashat
№ 1057Armenia
King Trdat III
№ 10663rd centuryŠolta Island
Tombstone of the Armenian Aurelius Kamines, 3rd century
№ 10677th century BCAfyonkarahisar
The Aslantaş rock-cut tomb
+5№ 1068Gordion
The Phrygians and their capital Gordion
+3№ 1089Portasar (Göbekli Tepe)
Portasar (Göbekli Tepe)
№ 1095Persepolis
Armenian gift-bearers on a Persepolis relief
№ 10968th century BCUrartu
Shield of Argishti I, 8th century BC
+3№ 1102Aghdzk
Tomb of the Arshakuni royal house in Aghdzk
№ 11171st–2nd centuriesRome
The Golden Milestone in Rome and the Artashat trade route
№ 11452nd century BCArmenia
Silver medallion, 2nd century BC
№ 1152Bagrevand
The Battle of Bagrevand, 371
№ 11549th–7th centuries BCVan
A large Urartian storehouse at Kevenli fortress
№ 1224Van
The Fortress of Van
№ 12298th–7th centuries BCUrartu
An Urartian bronze belt
№ 1260Berd
Middle Bronze Age grave in Berd
№ 1264Yerevan
Relief of the god Haldi at the Erebuni Museum
№ 1276Rome
Nero crowns Tiridates I
№ 12887th century BCArtske (Adilcevaz)
Urartian column base from Kef Castle
+2№ 1308Tushpa
Tushpa, the capital of Urartu
№ 1310810–786 BCAghtamar (Akdamar)
Fragment of a cuneiform inscription of King Menua
№ 13119th century BCVan
Mher’s Door near Van
№ 13178th–7th centuries BCYerevan
Bronze statuette of the god Teisheba
№ 13247th century BCArmenia
Cuneiform stele of King Rusa II
№ 13288th century BCTeishebaini (Karmir Blur)
Bronze quiver of King Sarduri II
№ 13318th–7th centuries BCUrartu
Urartian bronze conical helmet
№ 1333Sisian
The Karahunj observatory near Sisian
№ 1373Bagrevand
Mushegh Mamikonyan, Commander of the Armenian Army
№ 1456Aghdznik