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Armenian Illuminated Manuscript

Extending from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, the first Armenian Empire rose to prominence about 800 BCE. Armenian religion, art, and language are a blend of Eastern and Western cultures.

Armenian, an independent branch of the Indo-European linguistic family, contains many loan words from Iranian languages.

Artifact: Highly decorated paper scroll with miniature designs, including animal shapes; five complete prayers in Armenian script, late 18^th - early 19^th century CE.

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