Ornaments

ISBN 99940-0-613-4

3The desire to cre-

ate this book was

born during one of

my lectures. I had a

feeling that the mate-

rial I provided did

not satisfy the needs

of my students.

Modern technolo-

gies have made it

possible to use new

opportunities.

Abundance of

Georgian Ornament

which has survived

throughout centuries

provides ample

chance to use it in

real life.

It was decided to

give the idea of

Georgian Ornament a

new computerized

form. I got hold of

plenty of materials.

At the same time I

took photos of frag-

ments of different

ornaments of

Georgian cultural her-

itage with a digital

camera. It was very

interesting because I

am wignis Seqmnissurvili gamiCnda erT-erTi leqciis dros,rodesac vigrZeni, romornamentis Temaze Cemsmier mowodebulimasala ar akmayofileb-da studentebismoTxovnas.

Tanamedroveteqnologiebma axaliSesaZleblobebi moi-tana. amasTanave,Cvenamde moRweuliqarTuli ornamentismravalferovnebasaSualebas gvaZlevsfarTod gamoviyenoTigi, amitom bunebrivadCavTvale gadameyvanaqarTuli ornamentismotivebi axalteqnologiebSi. ammizniT Cems miermoZiebuli iyo sakmaomoculobis masala,amasTanave cifrulifotokameriT gadaviResaqarTvelos sxvadasx-va istoriuli Zeglisornamentebis frag-mentebi. samuSao metadsainteresod mimdinare-

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti safara (X sauk.)

Fragment of ornamental decora-tion, facade, Sapara, 10th century

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axalcixis raioni Akhaltsikhe region

4obda, vinaidan am drosmomiwia mogzauroba Cveniqveynis sxvadasxvakuTxeSi. samuSaos dasas-ruli ar uCanda, sanamerTxelac ar gadavwyvitewigni seriebad, nawil-nawil gamomeSva.

masala mTlianadkompiuterSi Seviyvane dadavamuSave veqtorulprogramaSi. samuSao sak-maod rTuli daSromatevadi aRmoCnda,radgan kompiuterulivariantebi, erTis mxriv,unda darCeniliyoSesabamisi originalebiszust aslebad, rom maTar daekargaT qarTuliornamentis xasiaTi,amasTanave SesaZlebeliyofiliyo maTi efeqturigamoyeneba dizainissxvadasxva sferoSi.

am procesSi kideverTxel davinaxeqarTuli ornamentismTeli mravalferovneba,silamaze da simdidre.

wignSi warmodgenili

had to travel a lotaround my country. Itseemed there was noend to my work untilI decided to publisha book in series, partby part.

I entered thematerial into the com-puter and worked onit in a vector pro-gram. It turned outto be time and ener-gy consuming. Onthe one hand, I triedhard to keep comput-er version as close tothe original as possi-ble. On the otherhand, I did not wantto lose even a singlefeature of GeorgianOrnaments. At thesame time, I wantedto make it possibleto use them effective-ly in various fields ofmodern design.

In the processonce again I saw thebeauty, variety andabundance of

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, safara (X sauk.)

Fragment of ornamental deco-ration, facade, Sapara, 10thcentury

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5ornamenti masalisa da

Sesrulebis teqnikis

mixedviT dayofilia 5

nawilad: qva, xe,

oqromWedloba, xelna-

werebi da kedlis fer-

wera. Cems mier mopove-

buli masalebis garda,

gamoyenebulia

g. CubinaSvilis,

r. Smerlingisa da

a. kravCenkos mier

Georgian Ornament.

The ornaments in

the book are divided

into five categories

according to material

and technologies:

stone, wood, gold

work, manuscripts

and mural-painting. In

addition to the mate-

rial I obtained, I

used samples collect-

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, safara (X sauk.)

Fragment of ornamental decora-tion, facade, Sapara, 10th century

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Saravandis qvemo naw-ilebi, vercxlimooqrovis gareSe

Lower parts of setting, sil-ver without gilding

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6Segrovili nimuSebi,masalebisaqarTvelosmuzeumebidan. samo-mavlod gegmaSiaris davumato amnawilebs qarTuliqsovilebi, Teqa dagobeleni. wignismasalebi ganxiluliiyo Tbilisis sax-elmwifo samxatvroakademiis samecnierosabWoze dadadebiTi SefasebisSemdeg gadavwyvitemisi dabeWdva.

vimedovneb, romam gamocemaspraqtikulimniSvneloba eqnebaaxalgazrdadizainerebisaTvis.da Tu es asea, CemiCanafiqri SeiZlebaCavTvalo asrulebu-lad.

marina Tevzaia

ed by G. Chubinashvili,R. Shmerling andA. Kravchenko, as wellas the material fromdifferent Georgian muse-ums. I plan to addGeorgian cloth, tapestryand felt.

This book is ofpractical use for youngdesigners, because, tomy mind, old Georgianornament should bewidely used in modernart.

The material used inthis book was approvedby scientific council ofTbilisi State Academy ofArt. Only after this didI decide to publish thebook.

I hope this bookwill prove to be usefulfor young designers,and if so, my inten-tions will be realised.

Marina Tevzaia

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sazedao aso "wm. efTvi-mes Tqmulebebi"-dan(XIII-XIV saukunis xel-naweri)

Initial letter fromSt. Eptvime tales, 13-14thcenturies

XIII-XIV .. .

saq. mecnierebaTa akademiisxelnawerTa instituti-

qarTulixelnawerebi

GEORGIAN MANUSCRIPTS

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Tavsamkauli e.w.mcxeTis fsalmunidan(934 wlis xelnaweri)

Page-heading decorationfrom so-called MtskhetaPsalms, 934 A.D. manu-script

.. ( 934 )


xelnaweris SemkulobisnimuSi wignis mokaz-mvis nimuSebi-dan (Isauk. dasawyisis xel-naweri)

Sample of manuscript dec-oration from Book deco-ration samples, manuscriptof beginning of 19th cen-tury

I saq. mecnierebaTa akademiisxelnawerTa instituti-

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sazedao aso miqelmodrekilis saeklesiosagalobelTa krebuli-dan ( sauk. xelnaweri)

Initial letter from Michaelthe Modrekilis hymns,10th century manuscript

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sazedao asoebisvinaqsaridan (I sauk.ormociani wlebis xel-naweri)

Initial letters fromSvinaksari, manuscript of40-s of 11th century

( 40- . I )


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Tavsamkauli svinaqsari-dan ( sauk. 40-ianiwlebis xelnaweri)

Page-heading decorationfrom Svinaksari, manuscriptof 40-s of 10th century

( 40- . )


ornamentuli zoliastronomiuli traq-tatidan (1210 wlisxelnaweri)

Ornamental line fromAstronomical Tract, 1210A.D. manuscript

- ( 1210 )saq. mecnierebaTa akademiisxelnawerTa instituti-

Tavsamkaulebi svinaq-saridan (I sauk.dasasrulis xelnaweri)

Page-heading decorationsfrom Svinaksari, manuscriptof end of 11th century

( I )saq. mecnierebaTa akademiisxelnawerTa instituti-

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sazedao asoebi 1031w.xelnaweridan _ "gri-gol RvTismetyvelisTqmulebani"

Initial letters from Thetales of Gregory theTheologian, 1031 A.D.manuscript

1031

sazedao asoebi "wm. ef-Tvimes Tqmulebebi"-dan(XIII-XIV saukunis xel-naweri)

Initial letters fromSt. Eptvimes tales, 13-14th centuries manuscript

XIII-XIV .. .



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Tavsamkauli I sauk.xelnaweridan

Page-heading decoration11th entury manuscript

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Tavsamkauli e.w. Sio-mRvimis saxarebidan(1304 wlis xelnaweri)

Page-heading decorationfrom so-called ShiomgvimeGospel, 1304 A.D. manu-script

- ( 1304 )




Tavsamkauli 1743 wlisxelnaweridan

Page-heading decoration1743 A.D. manuscript

1743

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Tavsamkauli da saze-dao aso oTxTavidan(V sauk. xelnaweri)

Page-heading decorationand initial letter fromGospel, 15th centurymanuscript

( V )

sazedao aso I-XIIsauk. xelnaweridan

Initial letter from 11-12thcenturies manuscript

I-XII ..

sazedao aso e.w. moqvissaxarebidan (1300 wlisxelnaweridan)

Initial letter from so-calledMokvi Gospel, 1300 A.D.manuscript

.. ( 1300)




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xelnaweris SemkulobisnimuSebi wignismokazmvis nimuSebi-dan(I sauk. dasawyisisxelnaweri)

Samples of manuscriptdecoration from Bookdecoration samples, manu-script of beginning of 19thcentury

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Tavsamkauli XV sauk.xelnaweridan

Page-heading decorationfrom 15th century manu-script

XV

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sazedao asoebi e.w.moqvis saxarebidan (1300wlis xelnaweri)

Initial letters from so-calledMokvi Gospel, 1300 A.D.manuscript

.. ( 1300 )



sazedao asoebi e.w.moqvis saxarebidan (1300wlis xelnaweri)

Initial letters from so-calledMokvi Gospel, 1300 A.D.manuscript

.. ( 1300 )

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vineti I sauk. da-sawyisis xelnaweridan

Vignette, manuscript ofbeginning of 19th century

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xelnaweris SemkulobisnimuSebi wignis mokazmvisnimuSebi-dan (I sauk.dasawyisis xelnaweri)

Samples of manuscript decora-tion from Book decorationsamples, manuscript of begin-ning of 19th century

I

xelnaweris SemkulobisnimuSebi wignismokazmvis nimuSebi-dan(I sauk. dasawyisisxelnaweri)

Samples of manuscriptdecoration from Bookdecoration samples, manu-script of beginning of 19thcentury

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qvazekveTili

ornamentiSTONE ENGRAVING

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,samTavros taZari (Isauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtavro Church, 11thcentury

- ( I)mcxeTaMtskheta

interieris ornamen-tuli Semkulobisfragmenti, nikor-wmindis taZari(1014-1027ww.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, interior,Nikortsminda Church,1014-1027 A.D.

- (1014-1027 ..)ambrolauris raioniAmbrolauri region

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,Sepiakis taZari( sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Shepiaki Church, 10th cen-tury

- ( )

walkis raioniTsalka Region

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,samwevrisis saZvle(VI sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtsverisi vault,16th century

- (VI )

qarelis raioni s. samwevrisiVillage Samtsevrisi, Kareli Region , .

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,samTavros taZari(I sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtavro Church,11th century

- (I )

mcxeTaMtskheta

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,safaris monasteri,wm. sabas taZari(III-XIV sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, SaparaMonastery, St. Saba church,13-14th centuries

- (III-XIV )

q. axalcixeAkhaltsikhe.

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,vales RvTismSobliseklesia ( sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, Valethe Virgin Church, 10thcentury

- . ( )axalcixis raioni, s. valeVillage Vale, Akhaltsikhe region , .

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,lurji monasteri (IIsauk. dasasruli)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, BlueMonastery, end of 12thcentury

- - (II )TbilisiTbilisi

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,mRvimevis monastrisRvTaebis eklesia(III sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Mgvimevi Monastery,Gvtaeba Church,13th century

- (III )

WiaTuris raioniChiatura Region

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,lurji monasteri(II sauk. dasasruli)


- - (II )TbilisiTbilisi

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,kacxis taZari (I sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, KatskhiChurch, 11th century

- (I )WiaTuris raioni, s. kacxiVillage Katskhi, Chiatura region , .

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,samTavisis taZari(1030 w.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtavisi Church,(1030 A.D.)

- (1030 )

kaspis raioni, s. samTavisiVillage Samtavisi, Kaspi Region , .

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,kumurdos taZari (964w.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Kumurdo church, 964 A.D.

- . (964 )

axalqalaqis raioni, s. kumurdoVillage Kumurdo, Akhalkalaki region , .

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,savane, sabas monastriswm. giorgis eklesia(1046w)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, Savane,Saba Monastery, St. GeorgeChurch, 1046 A.D. - . , (1046 )saCxeris raioni, s. savaneVillage Savane, Sachkhere Region , .

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,samTavros taZari(I sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtavro Church, 11thentury

- (I )mcxeTaMtskheta

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, bediis taZari(-I sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, BediaChurch, 10-11th centuries

- (-I ..)afxazeTi, s. agubediaVillage Agubedia, Abkhazia, .

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galavnis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,sveticxovlis taZrisgalavani (18 sauk.)

Fragment of wallornamental decoration,Svetitskhoveli Church wall,18th century - (XVIII )

mcxeTaMtskheta

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, ananuris taZari(II sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, AnanuriChurch, 12th century

- (II )

s. ananuriVillage Ananuri.

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,exvevis RvTismSobliseklesia (I sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, Ekhvevithe Virgin Church, 11thcentury

. (I .)s. exvevi, saCxeris raioniVillage Ekhvevi, Sachkhere region , .

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis detali, samTavros taZari(I sauk.)

Detail of ornamental deco-ration, facade, SamtavroChurch, 11th century

- (I )

mcxeTaMtskheta

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis detali, qvaTaxevis taZari(II-III sauk.)

Detail of ornamental deco-ration, facade, KvatakheviChurch, 12-13 centuries

(II-III ..)kaspis raioni, s. winarexiVillage Tsinarekhi, Kaspi region , .

qvaze kveTili ornamenti

Stone engraving ornament

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, samTavisis taZari(1030w.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Samtavisi Church(1030 A.D.)

- (1030 )kaspis raioni, s. samTavisiVillage Samtavisi, Kaspi region , .

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, mRvimevis monastrisRvTaebis eklesia(III sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, MgvimeviMonastery, Gvtaeba Church13th century

- (III )WiaTuraChiatura

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interieris ornamen-tuli Semkulobisfragmenti, gelaTismonastris RvTismSob-lis taZari (II sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, interior, GelatiMonastery, the VirginChurch, 12th century

- - (II )s. gelaTi

Village Gelati.

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,axtalis taZari(III sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, AkhtalaChurch, 13th century

(III )

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, safara ( sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, Sapara,10th century

( )axalcixis raioniAkhaltsikhe region

WiaTuraChiatura

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, kacxis taZari (I sauk.)


- (I )WiaTuris raioni, s. kacxiVillage Katskhi, Chiatura region , .



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axalcixis raioniAkhaltsikhe region

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, axtalis monasteri(III sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade, AkhtalaMonastery, 13th century

- (III )somxeTis teritoriaArmenian territory



( )axalcixis raioniAkhaltsikhe region

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, mRvimevis monastrisRvTaebis eklesia(III sauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Mgvimevi Monastery,Gvtaeba Church,13th century

- (III )WiaTuraChiatura

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, erTawmindis wm. stefa-nes eklesia (I-IIIsauk.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,St. Stephen Church ofErtatsminda, 11-13th en-turies

- . . (I-III ..)kaspis raioniKaspi region

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- (II )TbilisiTbilisi

fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti,kumurdos taZari (964w.)

Fragment of ornamentaldecoration, facade,Kumurdo Church, 964 A.D.

- . (964 )

axalqalaqis raioni, s. kumurdoVillage Kumurdo, Akhalkalaki region , .

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fasadis ornamentuliSemkulobis fragmenti, kacxis taZari (I sauk.)


- (I )s. WiaTuris raioni, s. kacxiVillage Katskhi, Chiatura region , .

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ferweraORNAMENTAL WALL-PAINTING

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, atenissioni, sauk.mxatvroba

Fragment of wall-painting,Ateni Sioni, 10th centurypainting

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goris raioni, s. ateniVillage Ateni, Gori region , .

kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, zemokrixi,mTavarangelozis ekle-sia, I sauk. mxatvroba

Fragment of wall-painting,Zemokrikhi, ArchangelChurch, 11th centurypainting

- , I ambrolauris raioni, s. krixiVillage Krikhi, Ambrolauri region , .

kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, zemokrixi,mTavarangelozis ekle-sia, I sauk. mxatvroba

Fragment of wall-painting,Zemokrikhi, ArchangelChurch, 11th centurypainting

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ambrolauris raioni,s. zemokrixiVillage Zemokrikhi, Ambrolauriregion ,.

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, axtalisdidi taZari, III sauk.mxatvroba

Fragment of wall-painting,Big Church of Akhtala,13th century painting

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somxeTis teritoriaArmenian territory

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, gelaTismonasteri, wm. giorgiseklesia (VI sauk.)

Gelati Monastery,St. George Church, 16thcentury painting

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, ikvis taZa-ri, III sauk. mxatvroba

Fragments of wall-painting,Ikvi Church, 13th centurypainting

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s. gelaTiVillage Gelati.

kaspis raioni, s. rkoniVillage Rkoni, Kaspi region , .



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Fragment of wall-painting,Gelati Monastery,St. George Church, 16thcentury

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Fragment of wall-painting,Gelati Monastery,St. George Church, 16thcentury

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, atenis sioni( sauk. mxatvroba)

Fragment of wall-painting,Ateni Sioni, 10th centurypainting

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goris raioni, s. ateniVillage Ateni, Gori region , .


Fragment of wall-painting,Gelati Monastery,St. George Church, 16thcentury paintings

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti...

Fragment of wall-painting...

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kaspis raioniKaspi region

kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, ikvis taZa-ri, XIII sauk. mxatvroba

Fragment of wall-painting,Ikvi Church, 13th centurypainting

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, gelaTismonasteri, RvTismSob-lis taZari (XIV sauk.mxatvroba)

Fragment of wall-painting,Gelati Monastery, theVirgin Church, 14th centu-ry painting

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kedlis mxatvrobisfragmenti, gelaTismonasteri, wm. giorgiseklesia (XVI sauk.)

Fragment of wall-painting,Gelati Monastery,St. George Church, 16thcentury painting

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buxris morTulobisfragmenti (TrialeTi-dan), xeze kveTiloba,I sauk.

Fragment of fire-place(from Ttialeti) decoration,wood carving, 19th century

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saqarTvelos sax. muzeumiState Museum of Georgia.

xeze kveTili xalxuriornamenti, XIX saukune

Wood carving nationalornament, 19th century

, , XIX

dasavleT saqarTveloWest Geogia

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jaxunderis eklesiismoxaratebuli karisfragmenti (svaneTi, Isauk. I meoTxedi)

Fragment of JakhunderaChurch carved door,Svaneti, I quarter of 11thcentury

. (, I I)saqarTvelos xelovnebismuzeumiGeorgian State Museum of Fine Arts

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jaxunderis eklesiismoxaratebuli karisfragmenti (svaneTi, Isauk. I meoTxedi)

Fragment of JakhunderaChurch carved door,Svaneti, I quarter of 11thcentury

. (, I I)saqarTvelos xelovnebismuzeumiGeorgian State Museum of Fine Arts

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firfitis CarCo,XI sauk., vercxlimooqruli

Plate frame, 11th century,gold plated silver

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xatis CarCo, vercxlimooqruli, XI sauk.

Framework, goldplated sil-ver, 11th century

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gelaTiGelati

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samwerobeli, vercxlimooqruli, XI sauk.

Goldplated silver, 11thcentury

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mxedari wm. giorgi,CarCos nawilebi, vercxli mooqruliXI-XII sauk.

Horseman St. George,frame parts, gold-platedsilver, 11-12th centuries

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CarCos qvemo nawilebi,vercxli mooqrovisgareSe


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CarCos gverdiTi nawi-lebi, vercxli mooqro-vis gareSe

Side parts of setting, silverwithout gilding

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CarCos Sida nawilebi,mooqruli vercxli

Internal fragments of set-ting, gold-plated silver

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berTis XII sauk.oTxTavis moWediloba,mooqruli vercxli

Fragment of Berti 12thcentury Gospel, gold-platedsilver

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RvTismSoblismedalionis CarCosfragmenti, vercxlimooqruli, XII-XIII sauk.

Fragment of the Virginmedallion setting, goldplated silver, 12-13th cen-turies

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RvTismSoblis xatisCarCos fragmenti, ver-cxli

Fragment of the Virginicon setting, silver

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lagurkaLagurka

qaixosro laliaSvilis naxe-lavi, vaniKaikhosro Laliashvilis work,Vani ,

iloris wm. giorgisCarCo, mqrTaladmooqruli vercxli,XVII sauk.

Ilori St.George setting, gen-tly gold plated silver, 17thcentury

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ioane naTlismcemlisxatis dekori CarCosqveda nawilebi,vercxli mooqruli

Lower parts of John theBaptists icon decor setting,gold plated silver

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breTiBreti

vedreba, CarCos frag-menti, mqrTalad mooq-ruli vercxli, XVIsauk.

Entreaty, setting fragment,gently gold plated silver,16th century

, (), ,XVI tyviriTkviri

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sawinamZRvro jvari, odnav mooqruli ver-cxli, gelaTi

Cross, gently gold platedsilver

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xaragauliGelati

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RvTismSoblis xatisCarCos fragmenti, ver-cxli mooqruli,Tbilisi, XV sauk.

Fragment of the Virginicon setting, gold platedsilver, 15th century

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TbilisiTbilisi

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macxovris xatis CarCosnawili, beqa opizari,oqro

Fragment of the Saviouricon setting, Beka Opizari,gold

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