The cast sculpture shows a goat standing in a tranquil posture on a square platform, rod-shaped at the base. Its head is raised high and decorated with horns hooked backwards. The goat is long-eared, the nostrils and eyes are emphasized by round depressions, and the mouth is shown as a f [...]
The handle is cylindrical, hollow, with a hemispherical head, inlayed with wood. The sheath is decorated with wedge-shaped cuts and the embossed image of a serpent crawling upwards. Collection : Archaeological collection Period : Late Bronze Age Era : 15th-14th centuries BC Location : Ge [...]
A two-wheeled chariot with a pair of horses in dynamic motion is on a quadrangular platform. The horses are slender-waisted with longish muzzles, high manes and long tails. The wheels of the chariot are spoked; the chariot's body is light. Two long-necked and flat-faced figures a [...]
A hollow figure of the lion is shown standing on a quadrangular platform on a high stand. The animal has a large head on a small body. The ears are short, the eyes are marked with deep and round depressions. Its muzzle is wide; its nose, wide open mouth and fangs are emphasized. The side [...]
In the centre of the necklace is a reddish-brown agate pendant (7 x 5 cm) of an irregular oval shape with a longitudinal hole for the thread. Biconical beads of cornelian are threaded on both sides of the ornament, then gold and cornelian beads of various forms are arranged in a symmetri [...]
The Shengavit bowl is an object of ritual significance, in the ornamental design of which images connected with the elements of nature necessary for fertility are manifested. In the centre of the composition is the round ritual hearth with three- winged protuberances, while surrounding i [...]
The main angle-shaped ornamental pattern is formed by wavy bands symbolizing water, which stretch upwards on the vessel body. Numerous twisting spirals at the ends of the bands embody bird-headed dragons as guardians of water and the contents of the karas vessel. On the upper part of the [...]
The Virgin and Child are presented in frontal view on the west face, in the iconographic principle of Hodegetria. Framing her face, the folds of her veil come down and cover her body. Her right hand raised from under the cover is placed on the Child’s knee. The Infant Christ is shown [...]
The small cat figure of a woman dates back to the 6th-5th centuries BC. The woman is naked, long-legged, with emphasized toes on her feet. A sumptuous hairdo decorates her head. Her face is oval-shaped, her nose is long and straight. Her eyes are almond-shaped, and her mouth is marke [...]
The narrative scenes of the “Three Adolescents in the Fiery Furnace” and “Daniel in the Den of Lions” are respectively depicted on the four faces and the base of the stela. In the center of the main, west face of the base is the figure of Daniel in praying attitude (orant), standing upri [...]