Handcrafted Long Armenian Wooden Box with Saint Gayane Church and Mount Ararat, Home Décor, Jewelry Box

Handmade wooden box made from Walnut wood and decorated with Saint Gayane Church on the lid, the Mount Ararat on the front of the box.

Length 30cm – 11.81in

Width 10.5cm – 4.13in

Height 6cm – 2.36in

Inside 27x7.5cm – 10.62x2.95in

Depth 4.5cm – 1.77in

Weight 486gr

The Church of Saint Gayane is a 7th-century Armenian church in Vagharshapat (Etchmiadzin), the religious center of Armenia. It is located within walking distance from the Etchmiadzin Cathedral of 301. St. Gayane was built by Catholicos Ezra I in the year 630. Its design has remained unchanged despite partial renovations of the dome and some ceilings in 1652.

Gayane was the name of an abbess who was martyred with other nuns by Tiridates III of Armenia in the year 301, and subsequently made a saint of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

In 2000, Saint Gayane Church was listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites along with historical churches of Vagharshapat.

Mount Ararat is associated with the "mountains of Ararat" in the Bible. It is the traditional resting place of Noah's Ark according to the Book of Genesis. It is the main national symbol of Armenia and is considered a "holy mountain" by Armenians. One author described the Armenians as having "a sense of possession of Ararat in the sense of symbolic cultural property." It is featured prominently in Armenian literature and art. Along with Noah's Ark, it is depicted on the coat of arms of Armenia.