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title: Ceremonial Twelve-Stepped Altar at Vani in Colchis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18180/ceremonial-twelve-stepped-altar-at-vani-in-colchis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-11-23
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# Ceremonial Twelve-Stepped Altar at Vani in Colchis

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

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## Image Caption

Ceremonial twelve-stepped altar from the last phase of activity at the Colchian settlement of Vani (250-50 BCE). The altar is composed of a platform and an adjoining staircase made of six rectangular and six semicircular steps. Such altars at Vani seem to have had a religious or ritual function.

Vani Archaeological Site, Georgia.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2023, November 23). Ceremonial Twelve-Stepped Altar at Vani in Colchis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18180/ceremonial-twelve-stepped-altar-at-vani-in-colchis/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Ceremonial Twelve-Stepped Altar at Vani in Colchis." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 23, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18180/ceremonial-twelve-stepped-altar-at-vani-in-colchis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Ceremonial Twelve-Stepped Altar at Vani in Colchis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18180/ceremonial-twelve-stepped-altar-at-vani-in-colchis/>.

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