{"id":1972,"date":"2021-09-12T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T08:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.historymuseum.am\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1972"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:35:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:35:17","slug":"breast-adornment-shamshik","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shop.historymuseum.am\/en\/product\/breast-adornment-shamshik\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast adornment \u00abShamshik\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;text-indent: 18.0pt;line-height: 150%;background: white\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black\">A pair of\u00a0<i>shamshiks<\/i>\u00a0(also called\u00a0<i>shemsha, shemsa, shamsi\u00e9<\/i>), fixed on the shoulders of a garment and hanging on both sides, was one of the most widespread ornaments in Western Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 150%;background: white\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"background: white\">\u00a0\u00a0Worn on the chest, these images of\u00a0<i>srti\u00a0kakav<\/i>\u00a0(heart partridge) symbolize the partridge bird with a stylized round head and almond-shaped body.\u00a0Patridges\u00a0had a special role and significance in folk\u00a0rites, and were\u00a0a significant element of wedding rituals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;line-height: 150%;background: white\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The partridges joined each other by rings, and by discs below.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black\">A pair of\u00a0<i>shamshiks<\/i>, fixed on the shoulders of a garment and hanging on both sides, was one of the most widespread ornaments in Western Armenia.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - 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