Georgia (Kvemo Kartli)

Trialetian Gold and Banded Agate Necklace from Kvemo Kartli

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Crafted during the first half of the 2nd millennium BC (circa 2000–1500 BC), corresponding to the Middle Bronze Age Trialeti Culture in the Caucasus.

Created as a high-status prestige ornament and burial offering for a tribal leader, elite priest, or noble individual interred in the wealthy kurgan barrows of Trialeti, symbolizing supreme social rank, cosmic authority, and ritual wealth.