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.
Gabunia,A. (2025). Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia. Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, 3(No. 2), 17-24. doi: 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471
MLA
Gabunia,A. . "Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia", Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, 3, No. 2, 2025, 17-24. doi: 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471
HARVARD
Gabunia A. (2025). 'Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia', Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, 3(No. 2), pp. 17-24. doi: 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471
CHICAGO
A. Gabunia, "Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia," Hunara: Journal of Ancient Iranian Arts and History, 3 No. 2 (2025): 17-24, doi: 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471
VANCOUVER
Gabunia A. Graeco-Persian Intaglios from Georgia. Hunara, 2025; 3(No. 2): 17-24. doi: 10.22034/hunara.2025.236471
