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This silver plate is decorated with a gilt portrait of the celebrated Roman Empire Marcus Aurelius. It was uncovered in the vault of a member of the royal family at Armaztsikhe in what is modern Georgia. This piece dates from c. 190-300 CE...

This phiale with the portrait of Antinoe dating from c. 100-250 CE was found in burial no. 1 of the Armaziskhevi archaeological site. This specimen must have been a diplomatic gift from Rome to ancient elites. (Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi...

This phiale comes from the Armaziskhevi archaeological site in Georgia and dates from the 2nd century CE. The medallion of the phiale features a goddess — Fortuna or Amalthea — with cornucopia. Separate parts of the relief are gilt. The creator...

This is a cuneiform inscription from Lchashen, Armenia, which is located close to Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik Province. This cuneiform dates from the time of the Urartian King Argishti I (r. 786-764 BCE). Herein, the capture of the city...

Around the cyclopic fortress of Lchashen, there are also the remains of an ancient settlement, which date back to the 4th millennium BCE. Excavations have revealed that the settlement had straight streets lined by round and rectangular structures...

Located along the northern steep slope of the Geghama Mountains, Lchashen, in present-day Armenia, is home to several ancient ruins and archaeological sites of considerable interest. Archaeologists and researchers posit that Lchashen was...

When Lake Sevan's water dropped due to hydroelectric production in 1950, countless graves and other ancient artifacts were uncovered in Lchashen, Armenia. Over the decades, 800 graves were discovered the majority of which were made from stone...

The golden plaque from ancient Colchis (present-day Georgia) once belonged to a Colchian noblewoman. It was found in burial no. 13 at the archaeological site of Sairkhe, and it has representations of a lion, a bull, and a boar. It was made...

The Temple of Garni temple has twenty-four ionic columns, which are 6.54 m (21.5 ft) high. Six are located in the front and the back parts of the temple, and eight are located on the sides. Some researchers believe that the columns originally...

Lchashen is a rich archaeological site in Armenia with Bronze Age burial crypts, cuneiform inscriptions, an Iron Age fortress, and a medieval church. Over 800 ancient burial sites have been discovered in the area since the 1950s. In this...