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Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia
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Painted Icon of St. Nino of Georgia

This painted icon from the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (or Davit Aghmashenebeli Church) at Shiomghvime Monastery is dated to the Middle Ages or as late as the 17th century CE. The icon rendered in Byzantine style features Nino depicted...
St. Simon the Zealot's cave in Abkhazia, Georgia
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St. Simon the Zealot's cave in Abkhazia, Georgia

A photo showing St. Simon the Zealot's cave in Abkhazia, Georgia.
Trialeti Chalice from Georgia
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Trialeti Chalice from Georgia

The Trialeti Chalice, a silver cup from Trialeti, made by people who belonged to the ancient Trialeti-Vanadzor culture, 18th or 17th centuries BCE. The cup is decorated with two processional friezes. The upper frieze shows a procession of...
Dzalisa Archaeological Site, Georgia
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Dzalisa Archaeological Site, Georgia

Dzalisa is an archaeological site in Georgia dating back to the ancient kingdom of Iberia. It is situated in the Mukhrani valley, some 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) northwest of Mtskheta, and features remnants of a fortified city and various structures...
Ruins inside Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi), Georgia
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Ruins inside Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi), Georgia

Ruins inside the Byzantine Fortress of Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi) and the 6th-century CE Forty Martyrs’ Church, originally built as an aisled basilica and later reconstructed several times and turned into a dome church. Archaeopolis is a...
Goddess Phiale from Ancient Georgia
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Goddess Phiale from Ancient Georgia

This phiale comes from the Armaziskhevi archaeological site in Georgia and dates from the 2nd century CE. The medallion of the phiale features a goddess — Fortuna or Amalthea — with cornucopia. Separate parts of the relief are gilt. The creator...
Detail of a Holy Shroud from Georgia
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Detail of a Holy Shroud from Georgia

Made of silk fabric, gold and silver thread, gold and silk twine, as well as colored silks, this holy shroud or "epitaphios" comes from the Sachkhere, which is located in western Georgia, and dates from the 14th century CE. A donor-renovator's...
View of the Caucasus Mountains in Svaneti, Georgia
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View of the Caucasus Mountains in Svaneti, Georgia

Svaneti is a historic province in the northwestern part of Georgia on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. The region has a high content of gold in its rocks and river alluvium, which may have been the source of gold for...
Bronze Belt from Ancient Georgia
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Bronze Belt from Ancient Georgia

This is a belt made of bronze that was uncovered in eastern Georgia and dates from the second half of the second millennium BCE. It was made by the Trialeti Culture. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)
Late Classical Incense Burner from Georgia
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Late Classical Incense Burner from Georgia

This late classical bronze incense burner comes from Zghuderi, Georgia. It dates from c. 50-350 CE. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi)
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