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Georgia (Racha, Cheliaghele village)
Bronze Openwork Plaque with Astral Symbolism
2761
Crafted during the Roman Period / Iberia (Caucasian) Classical Age, specifically dated to the 1st to 3rd century CE (OMM / 6476).
Created as a high-status ritual prestige object, harness ornament, or ceremonial belt/garment fitting, serving an apotropaic and solar-cult function to invoke divine protection, solar cyclical power, and cosmic order.
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