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Cross Stone

DR. HAROUT

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A Cross-Stone (Khachkar) in Geghard Monastery dyed in crimson red with a special paint extracted from an insect Porphyrophora hamelii (Margarodidae family). This Cross Stone was dyed more than 800 years ago.