About History – The Golden Treasure of Vani

Posted by Bassa's Blog on 19/04/2014 · 3 Comments 

Colchis (Georgian: კოლხეთი) was an ancient Georgian kingdom in Western Georgia known in Greek mythology as the destination of Jason and the Argonauts in their quest for the Golden Fleece. Renowned as a region rich in gold, the excavation of a series of rich burials and other discoveries at the town of Vani (Georgian: ვანი) in present day Imereti region have revealed a highly developed culture and spectacular gold jewelry.

Openwork gold clip for a headdress circa 350-300 B.C.

Openwork gold clip for a headdress circa 350-300 B.C. Georgian National Museum. Photo by Amiran Kiladze

Necklace with Bird Pendants 400-350 B.C.

Necklace with Bird Pendants 400-350 B.C.  Georgian National Museum. Photo by Amiran Kiladze.

Coin of Philip II of Macedon

Coin of Philip II of Macedon. Georgian National Museum. Photo by Rob Harrell

Ring with a seated woman and Greek inscription

Ring with a seated woman and Greek inscription. Georgian National Museum. Photo by Amiran Kiradze.

Pendant ornaments with riders on horses 400-350 B.C. Georgian National Museum. Photo by Amiran Kiladze.

Pendant ornaments with riders on horses 400-350 B.C. Georgian National Museum. Photo by Amiran Kiladze.

Since the 1930s, archaeologists have uncovered 28 burials dating to about 450–250 B.C.

Excavation of a grave at Vani. Photo courtesy of the Otar Lordkipanidze Center for Archaeological Research, the Georgian National Museum

A grave at Vani. Photo: Otar Lordkipanidze Center for Archaeological Research, the Georgian National Museum

facebook-logo-ga (1)

CLICK on the logo to visit GEORGIA ABOUT on Facebook and see photos and news about Georgia. Click LIKE on the page and become a friend of GEORGIA ABOUT.

Advertisement

Filed under About History · Tagged with , , , , , , , ,

Comments
3 Responses to “About History – The Golden Treasure of Vani”
Trackbacks
Check out what others are saying...
  1. The Pagan Origins of Toasting (Really?) | Wine Folly says:
    22/03/2018 at 11:59 pm

    […] Lordkipanidze on National Geographic Georgia. More about the golden treasures unearthed at Vani on GeorgiaAbout.com Details about the modern toastmaster tradition in Azerbaijan. A basic history of the Colchis […]

    Reply
  2. The Pagan Origins of Toasting (Really?) | Ποδήλατο καφέ - podilato caffè- (bicicletta caffè, bicycle cafe, bisiklet kahve, bicicleta café, café vélo, قهوه دوچرخه , 自行車咖啡, бицикл кафа )..................... Λ says:
    05/04/2018 at 8:51 pm

    […] Lordkipanidze on National Geographic Georgia. More about the golden treasures unearthed at Vani on GeorgiaAbout.com Details about the modern toastmaster tradition in Azerbaijan. A basic history of the Colchis […]

    Reply
  3. Tbilisi, Georgia – What I did on my Holiday says:
    26/05/2019 at 10:43 pm

    […] gold treasures dating from 3,000 BC to 400 AD. This includes some fabulous relics from the Vani Treasures; astonishingly intricate goldsmith work from the Colchis, makers of the golden fleece in Jason and […]

    Reply


Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

%d bloggers like this: