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Gold diadem of lions vs bull and lions vs ibex

Georgia Museums, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi

Diadem. Vani, burial 11 of a noble Colchian female, mid-5th Century B.C.

Typical Colchian diadem composed of twisted bar and rhomboid plaques. One plaque depicts the fight of lions with an ibex, and the other - the fight of lions with a bull. The image repeats twice on each plaque.

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Gold diadem of lions vs bull and lions vs ibex
Taken on  Thursday 02nd of July 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Source:  Tbilisi, Georgia
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