In Azerbaijan copper ware were produced with great mastership from local ores in its ancient and medieval cities, among them Baku, Nakhichevan, Lenkoran, Shemakha, Ganja, Shusha, Sheki and Kuba. The most famous Caucasian centre for the production of chased copper ware was Lagich located near the ancient cultural centre Shemakha. The numerous architectural finds in Azerbaijan territory testify to the ancient development of copper ornamentation and its successive character. Some of these ornaments have survived to our days, others have changed their form , incorporating mew motifs and subjects. The ornament is usually based on a rather complex composition which includes different themes and is executed in the form of straight and broken lines with a multitude of dots, triangles and rhombic figures the ornaments incorporated floral subjects, depiction of birds and animals , and later the sun and people. Most of the ornamented articles bear the master’s mark, the date of completion and sometimes the owner’s name. The diverse inscriptions including verses were usually engraved in Arabic. Ornaments were often intertwined with inscriptions executed to the beauty of the ornament. By means of hot forging Azerbaijanian coppersmiths were able to achieve the most diverse forms of their articles; over 80 tapes of copper items are known.