Paris to host Art of Armenia auction featuring ancient artifactsJune 1, 2017 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paris will host an Art of Armenia auction featuring rare Armenian artifacts: carpets, paintings, books, ancient cutlery and jewelry. The event, to be organized by Leclere auction house, is due on June 2. Among the lots featured are a bronze helmet of the King of Urartu Sarduri II (764 -735 B.C.) with a starting price of €55 000, a silver tetradrachm of King Tigranes the Great (starting price €7000-8000), a prayer book Tonatsuyts (14th-15th century) with a starting price of €45 000-50 000 as well as a renowned painting by Ivan Ayvazovsky, Tragedy in the Sea of Marmara (starting price €200 000). Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |