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Dadeshkeliani's chest, sun symbol, sun disc, solar disc

Georgia Museums, Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography, Mestia, Georgia

Dadeshkeliani's chest. This Oriental chest was probably made in Damascus, is decorated with mother-of-pearl and ivory inlays and geometric and floral ornaments. It belonged to the Constantine (Murzakan) Dadeshkeliani family in Etsera district.

Supplementary images:

Dadeshkeliani's chest with different geometrically derived crosses
Taken on  Tuesday 30th of June 2015
Device: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
Model: SP800UZ
Source:  Mestia, Georgia
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