Discoid ornamented plaques, sun tear drop rays

Georgia Museums, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi

Gold circular plaque with four layers of sun rays.

Discoid ornamented plaques - horse harness decorations - a feature of distinction of those interred in the Akhalgori and Tsikhiagora burials. Rich burials revealed on the territory of Eastern Georgia point to the establishment of aristocracy prior to the formation of the Kingdom of Kartili (Iberia).


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Gold circular plaque with the four layers of sun rays
Taken on  Thursday 02nd of July 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Source:  Tbilisi, Georgia

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