TYPOLOGY AND FEATURES OF TOMBSTONES OF ARMENIA IN THE X-XIII CENTURIES

Abstract

According to the morphology, the X-XIII century gravestones are divided into two
chronological groups: the X-XI and the XII-XIII centuries. The tombstones of the X-XI
centuries are an intermediate stage between the examples of the VIII-IX and the XII-XIII
centuries. They are not so sprawled as the examples of the previous centuries, and are placed
not as high on a pedestal as we see in the next centuries. From the end of the XI century, three
types of gravestones were widely spread in Armenia - flat, two slopes and like a cradle. All
types of gravestones are presented in the best examples and have exact dates