Text, Cup, Barrow 5 of Trialeti

Georgia Museums, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi

Goblet Silver Kvemo Kartli, Trialeti 18th-17th centuries B.C. Made of a single silver sheet. The upper frieze depicts a ritual procession of masqued men, proceeding towards an altar and god or priest, behind which stands the tree of life. The lower frieze features bucks and does in a single row. Believed to be of local workmanship.


Silver Goblet with Ritual Procession of Masqued men

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Silver goblet with ritual procession of masqued men


Goblet Silver Kvemo Kartli, Trialeti 18th-17th centuries B.C.Made of a single silver sheet. The...

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