Casa Editrice Persiani Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History 2975-1608 3 No. 2 2025 12 01 Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia 17 24 236471 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471 EN Ana Gabunia Georgian National Museum Journal Article 2025 10 04 <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Sitka Banner'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">This study examines glyptic materials from the Nastagisi cemetery in Eastern Georgia, including two stone scaraboids and a transparent greenish glass intaglio. Although, these finds provide important evidence for cultural and artistic interactions between Georgia and the wider Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid world. The stone scaraboids, based on stylistic parallels, are likely imports and are attributed to the Bern group of the Graeco-Persian glyptic tradition, whereas the origin of the glass intaglio remains uncertain, suggesting local production influenced by Graeco-Persian art. The presence of these glyptic materials in the later graves dated to the second-first centuries BCE, also illustrates long circulation and continued prestige of Achaemenid-derived glyptic traditions in the South Caucasus. Overall, the Nastagisi materials demonstrate both the persistence of Graeco-Persian artistic traditions and their adaptation within a local Georgian context.</span> https://www.hunara.org/article_236471_9b4597d5f7118ef055ae208aacda0a21.pdf