Hagop Kevorkian

Hagop Kevorkian
Յակոբ Գէորգեան
Born1872
Kayseri, Ottoman Empire
Died(1962-02-10)February 10, 1962
Paris, France
Polychrome painted vessel with marching camels and lion handles;  a Kufic inscription surrounds the rim; found at Rhages, the ancient Median city of Rhei; probably 11th century AD; purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1915; courtesy of the Penn Museum, image no. 296835, object no. NEP90

Hagop Kevorkian (Armenian: Յակոբ Գէորգեան; 1872 – 1962) was an Armenian-American archeologist, connoisseur of art, and collector. Originally from Kayseri, and a graduate of the American Robert College in Istanbul, he settled in New York City in the late 19th century, and was responsible for drawing greater attention to Near Eastern and Islamic artifacts in the United States.