Armenian Pomegranate House Charm: "Noor"
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Charms and Talismans
Object Type: House Charms
Country: Armenia
Continent: Asia
Geographic Region: Western Asia/Middle East
Materials: Wood
width: 2 in;
height: 6 in;
depth: 2 in
This Armenian good luck charm is a figure of a pomegranate, "noor" in Armenian. Pomegranates are an important cultural symbol. This pomegranate charm symbolizes fertility and abundance.
Pomegranates played a part in an old wedding custom: if a bride received a pomegranate, she threw it against a wall to break it and scatter the seeds, which would represent offspring.
The wooden pomegranate shows Mt. Ararat. Inside the ornament is an actual small dried pomegranate.
Source:
http://www.peopleofar.com/2012/10/22/pommegranade-symbol-of-armenia/