Vintage Israel Armenian Ceramic Wall Clock in Manhattan, New York

Colorful Hand-Painted Armenian Ceramic Wall Clock from Israel. In the center of the clock face is a scene of Old Jerusalem above the word in English, and around the sides are scenes of Nazareth, Bethlehem, again with the names in English, and also a mosaic pattern and a tree. Colorful border design that is a typical Armenian pattern. This hand-painted ceramic clay style that uses metallic and oxidized paint to keep its natural color,was brought to Israel by Armenian pilgrims in recent centuries, and it is now strongly associated with ceramics from Israel.