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Sketches of Ancient Armenian Costumes by Eugène Lacoste (1877-1878)

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 3 Comments 32831 Views

I recently stumbled upon some interesting sketches of Armenian costumes from the 2nd to 3rd century AD. These sketches by Eugène Lacoste (from 1877-1878) depict ancient Armenian costumes, for usage in theaters for the opera about Saint Polyeuctus. Polyeuctus according Christian tradition was an ancient Roman saint who lived in the early 3rd century AD. Christian tradition states that he was...