Abstract
<jats:p>In the 19th and early 20th centuries, copper utensils had not only practical usage in Armenian traditional life, but also were means of artistic self-expression. Among the decorative motives of this period, the pomegranate pattern has a special place due to its symbolism and aesthetic value. It was often combined with plant and animal motifs, especially with images of birds, creating rich and multi-layered pictorial compositions. For centuries, the pomegranate has been a symbol of fertility, life, longevity and community solidarity in Armenian culture. Regardless of the thematic and compositional structure, the pomegranate pattern almost always retained its stylization and symbolism, which testifies the iconographic stability and continuity of the cultural tradition. Copper utensils with pomegranate pattern represented not only aesthetic value, but also served as a bearer of cultural identity. This fact indicates that in the 19th-early 20th centuries, Armenian decorative and applied art continued to develop, preserving the unchanging foundations of its symbolic and artistic content. In the paper were studied the collections of copper tableware of the 19th-early 20th centuries stored in museums and private collections. There were used the methods of iconographic, stylistic and comparative analysis with the use of photographic and archival materials.</jats:p>