--- title: Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani author: Carole Raddato source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18179/colchian-ritual-figurine-from-vani/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 2023-11-23 --- # Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani _Authored by Carole Raddato_ ## Image File [![Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18179.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18179.jpg) ## Image Caption [Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) anthropomorphic figurine with hands stretched forward in an adorant position, discovered face downward inside a sacred structure at Vani, Georgia, dated to the 3rd century BCE. Adorned with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) jewellery (torque, bracelets, and earrings), this figure was carefully buried in a way that seems to mimic the human burials at the site. A total of seven [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) figurines were discovered at Vani. Their precise function remains unclear, but they were probably related to local religious and funerary customs. Vani Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Georgia. ## Bibliography - [Kacharava, Darejan & Kvirkvelia, Guram & Chi, Jennifer Y. & Chqonia, Anna & Lordkipanidze, Nino & Vickers, Michael. *Wine, Worship, and Sacrifice.* Princeton University Press, 2008.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0691138567/) ## Cite This Work ### APA Raddato, C. (2023, November 23). Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Raddato, Carole. "Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 23, 2023. . ### MLA Raddato, Carole. "Colchian Ritual Figurine from Vani." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Nov 2023, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/53141646677/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/53141646677/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/53141646677/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 23 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.