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Obsius, If That Was His Name

Obsius, If That Was His Name

If you have ever set foot in an archaeological museum, you have seen them. Obsidian

Twenty-Four Names for One Place

Twenty-Four Names for One Place

After Aghtamar, the city of Van itself. And first of all, of course, the Van

Aghtamar Tells the Bible

Aghtamar Tells the Bible

Outside, in relief; inside, in paint. Though “paint” is by now a generous word: of

When the Sun Sinks Slowly into Lake Van

When the Sun Sinks Slowly into Lake Van

The reeds along the shore go still, gulls turn overhead, and somewhere in the distance

The Wall of the Rescued

The Wall of the Rescued

Every wall, every corner is a chapter of a book written in stone. The Church

The Little Bride of the Armenian Highland

The Little Bride of the Armenian Highland

The wind is still fresh, the steppe is waking with reluctance, and she is already

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