Georgia (Trialeti)

Trialetian Gold Goblet from Kurgan No. 17

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Crafted during the Middle Bronze Age, specifically dated to the 18th–17th centuries BC (approximately 1700–1500 BC) under the Trialeti-Vanadzor culture.

Created as an ultra-exclusive ritual vessel and elite burial offering for a high-ranking tribal chieftain or priest interred in the monumental kurgans of Trialeti, serving as a supreme symbol of sacred kingship, divine mediation, and immense economic power.