Vintage Embossed Copper Enamel Wall Decoration of the Armenian Alphabet, Chekanka

Antique vintage embossed copper enamel wall decoration made in Armenia in the Soviet era 1980s or even early in the 1970s which evokes the Armenian Alphabet.

The Armenian alphabet is an alphabetic writing system used to write Armenian. It was developed around 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots, an Armenian linguist and ecclesiastical leader. The system originally had 36 letters; eventually, three more were adopted. The alphabet was also in wide use in the Ottoman Empire around the 18th and 19th centuries.

Height 54cm – 21.25in

Width 30cm – 11.81in

Weight 1654gr