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HAGHBAT RESTAURATEUR: "HE ATE HERE AND PAID THE BILL IN POTS"
Larisa Paremuzyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/22433/haghbat-restaurateur-%E2%80%9Che-ate-here-and-paid-the-bill-in-pots.html
19:21, January 17, 2013
Some residents of Haghbat village called Hetq yesterday. They were
concerned that some large clay vessels unearthed at the nearby Alaverdi
cemetery had wound up on the grounds of the Atorik restaurant.
The residents wanted to know how these large clay vessels, with
evident historical value, had been "privatized" by the restaurant
owner. So today, I went to investigate.
"Hey, I didn't steal them. Somebody was selling them, so I bought
them," said Garik Tantoushyan, the owner. He refused to say who from.
"One guy was selling them. Another gave them to me in lieu of payment
for eating here," was all he was ready to tell me.
Garik did tell me that there are many clay vessels to be found
locally. Some residents want experts from the Ministry of Culture to
examine the vessels and date them.
Larisa Paremuzyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/22433/haghbat-restaurateur-%E2%80%9Che-ate-here-and-paid-the-bill-in-pots.html
19:21, January 17, 2013
Some residents of Haghbat village called Hetq yesterday. They were
concerned that some large clay vessels unearthed at the nearby Alaverdi
cemetery had wound up on the grounds of the Atorik restaurant.
The residents wanted to know how these large clay vessels, with
evident historical value, had been "privatized" by the restaurant
owner. So today, I went to investigate.
"Hey, I didn't steal them. Somebody was selling them, so I bought
them," said Garik Tantoushyan, the owner. He refused to say who from.
"One guy was selling them. Another gave them to me in lieu of payment
for eating here," was all he was ready to tell me.
Garik did tell me that there are many clay vessels to be found
locally. Some residents want experts from the Ministry of Culture to
examine the vessels and date them.