Art historian Hravard Hakobyan notes that "Artsakh carpets occupy a special place in the history of Armenian carpet-making." Common themes and patterns found on Armenian carpets were the depiction of dragons and eagles. They were diverse in style, rich in color and ornamental motifs, and were even separated in categories depending on what sort of animals were depicted on them, such as artsvagorgs (eagle-carpets), vishapagorgs (dragon-carpets) and otsagorgs (serpent-carpets). The rug mentioned in the Kaptavan inscriptions is composed of three arches, "covered with vegatative ornaments", and bears an artistic resemblance to the illuminated manuscripts produced in Artsakh. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is Hakobyan's career? ANS1 Art historian QSN2 What creatures are often depicted on Armenian carpets? ANS2 dragons and eagles QSN3 What are artsvagorgs? ANS3 eagle-carpets QSN4 What are vishapagorgs? ANS4 dragon-carpets QSN5 What are otsagorgs? ANS5 serpent-carpets