Important fragment of an Armenian hmayil prophylactic scroll Armenian art, Late 18th - early 19th century 656 x 7.5 cm AR Headless phylactery in cheghagir script in black ink and gouache on paper. The colophon reads "made in memory of Bedros, the son of Harutyun". The following scenes are painted between the various paragraphs: A mortal resurrected by Christ, King Solomon casting out a demon, Christ, The Agnus dei, The Twelve Apostles, The Crucifixion, The Holy Sepulchre, The Crucifixion, The Virgin and Child, The Child Jesus, The Agnus dei and the Virgin Mary, Saint Cyprian, Gregory the Illuminator, The Angel Gabriel taking the soul of a mortal, The sacrifice of Abraham, Saint George, Saint Sarkis (Sergius) on horseback with his son Martyros, A cherub, Matthew, Mark