Vintage Embossed Copper Wall Decoration of The Capture of Fort Tmuk, Home Wall Décor, Chekanka

Antique vintage embossed copper wall decoration made in Armenia in the Soviet era 1970s or even early in the 1960s which evokes the capture of fort tmuk by Hovmanyan Tumanyan poem and opera which Soviet Armenian composer, Alexander Spendiaryan adapted in two-part opera called Almast which premiered in Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater in 1930.

Hovhannes Tumanyan 1869 – 1923 was an Armenian poet, writer, translator, and literary and public activist. He is the national poet of Armenia.

Tumanyan wrote poems, quatrains, ballads, novels, fables, and critical and journalistic articles. His work was mostly written in realistic form that frequently revolves around everyday life of his time. Born in the historical village of Dsegh in the Lori region, at a young age Tumanyan moved to Tiflis, which was the centre of Armenian culture under the Russian Empire during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He soon became known to the wide Armenian society for his simple but very poetic works.

Many films and animated films have been adapted from Tumanyan's works. Two operas, Anush (1912) by Armen Tigranian and Almast (1930) by Alexander Spendiaryan, were written based on his works.

Height 32cm – 12.59in

Width 21.5cm – 8.46in

Weight 1115gr